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The Richard Peacon House, also known as the Octagon House, is an historic octagonal house located at 712 Eaton Street (formerly 2nd Avenue) in the Old Town district of Key West, Florida. It was built around 1885 for Richard Peacon (1840-1914), who was the owner of Key West's leading grocery store located at 800 Fleming Street and who later ...
The U.S. Naval Station in Key West, Florida, United States is a historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. It is a 12-acre (4.9 ha) district roughly bounded by Whitehead, Eaton, and Caroline Streets. It included 23 structures built during 1845–1923, one built in 1942, four fresh water cisterns and ...
The Key West Historic District (also known as Old Town of the City of Key West) is a U.S. historic district (designated as such on March 11, 1971) located in Key West, Florida. It encompasses approximately 4,000 acres (16 km 2 ), bounded by White, Angela, Windsor, Passover, Thomas and Whitehead Streets, and the Gulf of Mexico .
The Warrens bought the property at 511 Eaton Street in 1913. [4] Born in Key West and educated at the University of Pennsylvania, [5] Dr. Warren practiced general medicine from the house. Its ground-floor front porch is said to have been the waiting room for patients, with interior rooms on site for physical examinations and minor surgeries.
Nights 4 and 5: Miami Beach Stay: St. Regis Bal Harbour: Hop back in the car and drive two hours northeast to Bal Harbour (a swanky neighbor in north Miami Beach) and check in at the St. Regis for ...
Duval Street is the main street in Key West and is 1.1 miles (1.8 km) in length in its 14-block-long crossing from the Gulf of Mexico to the Straits of Florida and the Atlantic Ocean. Key West is closer to Havana (about 106 miles or 171 kilometers by air or sea) [ 8 ] than it is to Miami (130 miles or 210 kilometers by air or 165 miles or 266 ...
The Base Realignment and Closure Commission proved to be a boon for affordable housing in Key West. The City was able to successfully negotiate a deal with the Navy for transfer of ownership of the Poinciana Plaza housing complex resulting in 154 affordable housing units added to the Housing Authority's control.
[4] [5] After their deaths, the Eaton Street home containing the doll was sold to Myrtle Reuter, who owned it for 20 years [3] until the property was sold to the current owners, who operate it as a guest house. [4] In 1994, the doll was donated to the East Martello Museum in Key West, Florida, where it became a popular tourist attraction. [6]