Key West is a coral cay island in the Straits of Florida, at the southernmost end of the U.S. state of Florida and its outlying Florida Keys archipelago. Together with all or parts of the separate islands of Dredgers Key, Fleming Key, Sunset Key, and the northern part of Stock Island, it constitutes the City of Key West.
Southeast
Key West
Monroe County, FL
Population
26,078
Walk Score
69 · Somewhat Walkable
Median rent
$2,059
Median home value
$814,200
Founded
1828
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Dry Tortugas National Park · listed 1992
- Key West Historic District · listed 1971
- Key West Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 1983
- Key West Naval Station Historic District
- US Naval Station · listed 1984
Notable landmarks
- African Cemetery at Higgs Beach · listed 2012
- Armory, The · listed 1971
- Baldwin House
- Fort Zachary Taylor · listed 1971
- Gato, Eduardo H., House · listed 1973
- HA. 19 (Japanese Midget Submarine) · listed 1989
- Hemingway, Ernest, House · listed 1968
- INGHAM (USCGC) · listed 1992
- Little White House · listed 1974
- Martello Gallery-Key West Art and Historical Museum · listed 1972
- Old Post Office and Customshouse · listed 1973
- Porter, Dr. Joseph Y., House · listed 1973
- Sand Key Lighthouse · listed 1973
- Sloppy Joe's Bar · listed 2006
- Thompson Fish House, Turtle Cannery and Kraals · listed 1994
- U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, Key West Station · listed 1973
- Veterans of Foreign Wars Walter R. Mickens Post 6021 and William Weech American Legion Post 168 · listed 2012
- West Martello Tower · listed 1976
- WESTERN UNION (schooner) · listed 1984
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