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Key West

Monroe County, FL

Population

26,078

Walk Score

69 · Somewhat Walkable

Median rent

$2,059

Median home value

$814,200

Founded

1828

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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