National Register of Historic Places - Florida (FL), Monroe County

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

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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

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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

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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