Florida - Monroe County - Historic Districts
Monroe County Florida (Historic Districts) has 9 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 4 places of National significance and 5 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Fort Jefferson National Monument, Key West Historic District, Overseas Highway and Railway Bridges (Boundary Increase), US Naval Station and Bear Lake Mounds Archeological District.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Glades I (Late)-Glades Iiib, Glades Ii And Iii, Euro-American, Archaic, Spanish-16th Century, Et Al and Glades I-Iiic dating back to 1000 BC.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Monroe County places including William J. Krome and Joseph Merideth. Prominent architectural styles found in Monroe Country are Classical Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals and Late Victorian.

Bear Lake Mounds Archeological District (added 1996 - - #96001182)
Address Restricted , Flamingo
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Glades I (Late)-Glades Iiib
Period of Significance:
1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Park
Fort Jefferson National Monument (added 1970 - - #70000069)
68 mi. W of Key West, in Gulf of Mexico , Dry Tortugas Islands
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Military, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Defense, Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Correctional Facility, Fortification, Military Facility, Multiple Dwelling
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
Key West Historic District (added 1971 - - #71000245)
Also known as Old Section of the City of Key West
Bounded approximately by White, Angela, Windsor, Passover, Thomas and Whitehead Sts., and the Gulf of Mexico , Key West
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Politics/Government, Architecture, Military, Transportation, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Federal, Private, Local
Historic Function:
Defense, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Fortification, Naval Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Defense, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Naval Facility, Single Dwelling
Key West Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1983 - - #83001430)
Also known as See Also:Key West Historic District
Roughly bounded by Emma, Whitehead, White, and South Sts., Mallory Square, and the Atlantic Ocean , Key West
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Politics/Government, Architecture, Transportation, Community Planning And Development, Commerce, Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion
Lignumvitae Key Archeological and Historical District (added 1999 - - #98000652)
Also known as Cayo de la lena;Jenkinson Key;Lignum Vita Kay;Lignum Vitae K
Address Restricted , Islamorada
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Historic Significance:
Event, Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Prehistoric, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Agriculture
Cultural Affiliation:
Glades Ii And Iii, Euro-American
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Graves/Burials, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Conservation Area, Museum, Park
Overseas Highway and Railway Bridges (Boundary Increase) (added 2004 - - #04000788)
Also known as Bridges of the Florida East Coast Railway, Key West Extn., 8MO1131
Parallel to US 1 (Approx. MM 9.8-72.8) , Key Largo
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Krome, William J., Merideth, Joseph
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related, Road-Related
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation
Pigeon Key Historic District (added 1990 - - #90000443)
Also known as Pigeon Key;8MO1260;See Also:Overseas Highway and Railroad Br
Off US 1 at mile marker 45 , Pigeon Key
BotMultichillT, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Institutional Housing, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Camp, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Ten Thousand Islands Archeological District (added 1996 - - #96001180)
Address Restricted , Everglades City
MGA73bot2, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Historic - Aboriginal, Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Archaic, Spanish-16th Century, Et Al, Glades I-Iiic
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1900-1750 AD, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000 AD-999 BC
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Animal Facility, Processing, Processing Site, Single Dwelling, Village Site
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Park
US Naval Station (added 1984 - - #84000915)
Roughly bounded by Whitehead, Eaton, and Caroline Sts. , Key West
Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Military
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Naval Facility
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
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