Key West Architecture
The back of the historic Customs House in Key West. Built in 1891, this building was once a post office, customs house, and Federal courthouse where shipwreck salvage cases were heard. The inquiry into the sinking of the USS Maine was held here. It is Romanesque Revival architecture, the finest in the state, constructed of red brick with terra-cotta trim.
This historic home was built in the 1850s by Asa Tift in the French Colonial style of architecture, the only one in Old Town Key West. Ernest and Pauline Hemingway lived here for nearly ten years, starting in 1931. This is where Hemingway did some of his best work including: "To Have or Have Not," "For Whom the Bell Tolls," and "A Farewell to Arms."
Hemingway's Writing Studio in historic Key West is an historic site not to be missed. This French Colonial architecture is where Hemingway did some of his best work, including "To Have and Have Not," "The Snows of Kilimanjaro," and "A Farewell to Arms." A six toed cat, "Audrey Hepburn" is on the tin roof.
"Almost Southernmost" Shotgun House
A historic Shotgun house on Truman Avenue in Key West, shows off the fine wood carvings used in the architecture of the 19th Century.