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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1R9W_e-h-gato-cigar-factory_Key-West-FL.html
The Gato Cigar Factory was constructed by Eduardo H. Gato in 1916. This Neo-Classiscal Revival, poured-concrete structure with a large central courtyard was constructed after an earlier wood frame factory on this site burned. Numerous windows prov…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1N2M_the-history-of-the-southernmost-point_Key-West-FL.html
In 1773 George Gauld, a British surveyor & cartographer, placed the Southermost Point at 24°29'N latitude and 82°35'W longitude. At the time Cayo Hueso, now called Key West, was part of the Spanish Empire. John Simonton purchased the island Dece…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LR4_the-samuel-o-johnson-house_Key-West-FL.html
Constructed in 1886 by Samuel Otis Johnson. The structure started out as a grocery and butcher shop as well as a residence. It was purchased in 1913 by Dr. William Richard Warren. Doctor Warren's medical offices consisted of the front porch used a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LQ2_west-martello_Key-West-FL.html
This structure is one of three Civil War era forts in Key West. They were built as a defensive chain around the island and support for Fort Jefferson in the Dry Tortugas. No cannons were ever fired and no soldier died in battle at this fortificati…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LQ0_key-west-armory_Key-West-FL.html
This 1903 armory was described as "an unusual wood-frame building," and was one of the few armories built in the South due to lack of funds following the Civil War (1861-1865). The Italianate-style, Key West Armory incorporates an arched entrance,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LPY_clinton-square_Key-West-FL.html
This monument represents two perspectives on how the Civil War affected the residents of Key West. The obelisk in the center of the memorial plot was erected by the Navy Club of Key West for the Union soldiers who lost their lives in Key West duri…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LPX_navy-club-of-key-west-monument_Key-West-FL.html
Erected 1866 by the Navy Club of Key West to the memory of the Officers, Sailors & Soldiers of the Army, Navy & Marine Corps of the United States who lost their lives in their Country's service upon this station from 1861 to 1865.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LE1_key-west-womans-club_Key-West-FL.html
The Martin Hellings House, constructed c. 1892 by Captain Martin L. Hellings, is one of only a few historic houses in Key West not built of wood. Hellings was a native of Pennsylvania and a Union soldier in the Civil War. In 1881, Hellings married…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LDV_old-city-hall_Key-West-FL.html
The City of Key West acquired this lot in 1871 and built a wood-frame city hall, dedicating it on July 4, 1876, during the nation's Centennial. That building stood until it burned down in the devastating fire of 1886. The City then constructed thi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LDU_mallory-homesite_Key-West-FL.html
The home of Stephen Russel Mallory (1812-1873) stood near this site from 1839 to 1895 when it became U.S. Navy property. U.S. Senator from Florida from 1851 to 1861 and Chairman of the Naval Affairs Committee after 1853. As Secretary of the Navy i…
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