The William Kerr House is a great example of the Carpenter Gothic Style. It was built by the Irish born architect Willam Kerr as his personal home in 1875. Located at 410 Simonton Street, between Fleming and Southard Streets, this home shows off this
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The Masonic Temple is located at 533 Eaton Street, between Simonton and Duval Streets. This is a building you can’t miss. It has a modern style and looks quite different than most of the other buildings in Key West. But, the building
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At 1128 Olivia, between White and Frances Street stands an interesting building. It looks like a barn, and, in fact, it once was home to horses and mules that walked the streets of Key West. It’s the carriage barn and one of
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Located at 330 Julia Street is the Rock House Gallery. It is what was originally the Saint Stephen Methodist Episcopal Church. Inside is not only beautiful artwork, but the building itself is a work of art to see. History Built with locally
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Although Island City House may be the oldest guesthouse in Key West, it is still grand, beautiful and a wonderful place to stay. Inside the complex, the garden paths wind you through the property and take you away to a quiet and
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Walking down Greene Street, away from Duval, on your right is a large brick building. With its granite stairs and very ornate iron balustrade at its entrance, you probably just walk on by… at least most people do. But, this building is the
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I am in love with food tours. My first one was the Southernmost Food Tour with Key West Food Tours and I have been hooked ever since. What I, specifically, like about Key West Food Tours is they offer more than one
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One of the great free things you can do in Key West is walk around and check out the Historic Walking Tour stops. This is another stop along the tour. The Sawyer Navarro home was been moved to its current location from
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One of the things I really love about Key West, is its history. Around every corner as you walk the streets, you find a historic home or a historic building. But, sometimes the surface of a building doesn’t reveal its history. The
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Located at 930 Catherine Street is the Ferdinand Hirsch Cigar Factory building. It’s a nondescript building, which today is being used as a storage warehouse. During the height of the Key West cigar boom it was one of the largest cigar factories
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