Editing Key West (section)

====Old Town====
{{stack|[[File:Key West 2008 (2338775214) b.jpg|thumb|St. Paul's Episcopal Church]]}}
The earliest Key West neighborhoods, on the western part of the island, are broadly known as [[Old Town (Key West)|Old Town]]. The [[Key West Historic District]] includes the major tourist destinations of the island, including [[Mallory Square]], Duval Street, the [[Truman Annex]], and [[Fort Zachary Taylor]]. Old Town is where the classic bungalows and guest mansions are found. [[Bahama Village]], southwest of Whitehead Street, features houses, churches, and sites related to its [[Afro-Bahamian]] history. [[The Meadows (Key West)|The Meadows]], lying northeast of the [[White Street Gallery District]], is exclusively residential.{{fact|date=September 2023}}

Many of the structures in Old Town date from 1886 to 1912. The basic features that distinguish the local architecture include wood-frame construction of one- to two-and-a-half-story structures set on foundation piers about {{convert|3|ft|m|0|spell=on|abbr=off|sp=us}} above the ground. Exterior characteristics of the buildings are peaked metal roofs, horizontal wood siding, [[gingerbread trim]], pastel shades of paint, side-hinged louvered shutters, covered porches (or balconies, galleries, or verandas) along the fronts of the structures, and wood lattice screens covering the area elevated by the piers.{{fact|date=September 2023}}

Some antebellum structures survive, including the Oldest (or Cussans-Watlington) House (1829–1836)<ref>{{Cite web|title = Old Island Restoration Foundation's Key West Oldest House Museum and Garden|url = http://oirf.org/page.php?p=history|access-date = 2016-01-05|archive-date = July 17, 2018|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180717013141/http://oirf.org/page.php?p=history|url-status = dead}}</ref> and the John Huling Geiger House (1846–1849), now preserved as the [[Audubon House and Tropical Gardens]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = About the Audubon House – Audubon House & Tropical Gardens|url = http://audubonhouse.com/about-audubon-house/|website = Audubon House & Tropical Gardens|access-date = 2016-01-05|language = en-US|archive-date = January 6, 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160106192145/http://audubonhouse.com/about-audubon-house/|url-status = dead}}</ref> Fortifications such as [[Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park|Fort Zachary Taylor]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fort Zachary Taylor |url=http://www.fortzacharytaylor.com/history.html |website=Fortzacharytaylor.com |access-date=2016-01-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151212060214/http://www.fortzacharytaylor.com/history.html |archive-date=2015-12-12 }}</ref> the East Martello Tower,<ref>{{Cite web|title = Key West Art & Historical Society {{!}} Fort East Martello|url = http://www.kwahs.org/visit/fort-east-martello/|access-date = 2016-01-05}}</ref> and the [[West Martello Tower]],<ref>{{Cite web|title = Tower History|url = http://www.keywestgardenclub.com/Tower_History.html|access-date = 2016-01-05|archive-date = March 11, 2018|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180311212554/http://www.keywestgardenclub.com/Tower_History.html|url-status = dead}}</ref> helped ensure that Key West would remain in Union control throughout the Civil War. Another landmark built by the federal government is the [[Key West Lighthouse]], now a museum.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Key West Art & Historical Society {{!}} Lighthouse & Keeper's Quarters|url = http://www.kwahs.org/visit/lighthouse-keepers-quarters/|access-date = 2016-01-05}}</ref>

Two of the most notable buildings in [[Old Town (Key West)|Old Town]], occupied by prominent 20th-century residents, are the [[Ernest Hemingway House]], where the writer lived from 1931 to 1939, and the [[Harry S. Truman Little White House]], where the president spent 175 days of his time in office.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Key West Museum History {{!}} Truman Little White House|url = http://www.trumanlittlewhitehouse.com/key-west/history-little-white-house-museum.htm|access-date = 2016-01-05}}</ref> Additionally, the residences of some historical Key West families are recognized on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] as important landmarks of history and culture, including the [[Dr. Joseph Y. Porter House|Porter House]] on [[Caroline Street (Key West)|Caroline Street]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/73000588 |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form for Dr. Joseph Y. Porter House |work=Npgallery.nps.gov |author=[[National Park Service]] |date=1973-06-04 |accessdate=2018-06-22 }}</ref> and the [[Eduardo H. Gato House|Gato House]] on Virginia Street.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/73000586 |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form for Eduardo H. Gato House |work=Npgallery.nps.gov |author=[[National Park Service]] |date=1973-04-11 |accessdate=2018-06-22 }}</ref>

Several historical residences of the Curry family remain extant, including the Benjamin Curry House, built by the brother of Florida's first millionaire, William Curry,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.keywesthistoricmarkertour.org/marker/449 |title=Marker Details – Key West Historic Markers Project |access-date=2024-03-06}}</ref> as well as the [[Southernmost House]] and the [[Fogarty Mansion (Fogarty House)|Fogarty Mansion]], built by the children of William Curry—his daughter Florida and son Charles, respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.keywesthistoricmarkertour.org/marker/38 |title=Marker Details – Key West Historic Markers Project |access-date=2024-03-06}}</ref>

{{stack|[[File:Keywestcemetery.jpg|thumb|[[Key West Cemetery]] near [[Solares Hill]], the highest point of land on the island.]]}}
In addition to architecture, [[Old Town (Key West)|Old Town]] includes the [[Key West Cemetery]], founded in 1847,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.keywesttravelguide.com/key-west-cemetery/ |title=Key West Cemetery |work=Keywesttravelguide.com |author=Key West Travel Guide, LLC |accessdate=2018-03-23 }}</ref> containing above-ground tombs, notable epitaphs, and a plot where some of the dead from the 1898 explosion of {{USS|Maine|ACR-1|6}} are buried.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.keywesttravelguide.com/key-west-cemetery-map-self-guided-tour/ |title=Key West Cemetery Map & Self-Guided Tour |work=Keywesttravelguide.com |author=Key West Travel Guide, LLC |accessdate=2018-03-23 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=US Army Quartermaster |year=1913 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IikSAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA511 |title=US Army Quartermaster Report of 1912 |page=511 |publisher=US War Department |access-date=2018-03-23 }}</ref>