Key West is an architectural treasure trove of houses built in the 19th century, including eyebrow houses, shotgun houses, and Conch Victorians. Many of Key West's houses were built by ships' carpenters with no plans other than memories of seaport homes from their past: widow's walks borrowed from New England, and overhanging eaves (eyebrows) from the West Indies. Builders also added details from architectural fads of the time - from Greek Revival columns to Creole trellises. Many charming anecdotes about old Key West gleaned from interviews with descendants of the families who built houses there are included. This book, full of color photographs, is for anyone who loves to look at charming old houses and imagine their histories.
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Key West Houses Close Up,
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I love this book. If you enjoy the unique look of Key West Conch architecture you will enjoy this book. Color full page and full page plus photographs fill the book. Most pictures are full close-ups of the front of the house. It is a nice reminder of time spent in Key West. If you are interested in architecture it contains examples of the various unique Key West styles used. I enjoyed looking at picture of the famous houses and reading about why they are famous. Almost forgot it, contains the addresses of the houses in case you want to see them for yourself.
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Excellent pictures of great Key West houses including addresses. No interior pictures. Book fell apart at binding after very little viewing.
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Replaced a book I bought years ago that was loaned out and never returned to me. Used the amazing photos to design a house in the Key West style.
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The fact that there now exists in Key West a large collection of nineteenth-century houses which have been faithfully and beautifully restored is by no means due to mere chance. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
eyebrow house, shotgun house, vernacular houses, porch pillars Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Key West, Classical Revival, Queen Anne, Gothic Revival, New Orleans, United States, Eaton Street, New England, Second Empire, Caroline Street, Duval Street, Miss Jessie, Fleming Street, Greek Revival, Whitehead Street, William Curry, Civil War, Old Island Restoration Foundation, Dade County, Folk Victorian, Joseph Bartlum New!
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The fact that there now exists in Key West a large collection of nineteenth-century houses which have been faithfully and beautifully restored is by no means due to mere chance. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
eyebrow house, shotgun house, vernacular houses, porch pillars Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Key West, Classical Revival, Queen Anne, Gothic Revival, New Orleans, United States, Eaton Street, New England, Second Empire, Caroline Street, Duval Street, Miss Jessie, Fleming Street, Greek Revival, Whitehead Street, William Curry, Civil War, Old Island Restoration Foundation, Dade County, Folk Victorian, Joseph Bartlum New!
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- On Distant Shores: Colonial Houses Around the World by Ovidio Guaita in Back Matter
- Florida's Finest Inns and Bed & Breakfasts by Bruce Hunt in Back Matter
- Florida's Great Ocean Railway: Building the Key West Extension by Dan Gallagher in Back Matter
- Visiting Small-Town Florida by Bruce Hunt on page
- A History of the Pioneers (Florida Keys) by John Viele in Back Matter
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