WEBSITES: click on underlined links below:


Keys History

The Historical Preservation Society of the Upper Keys

to access the history of a specific key, click here and select an area

City of Key West
Official site of Key West, Florida

County of Monroe
Official site of Monroe County, Florida

State of Florida
Official site, direct link to the Bureau of Historic Preservation

Old Island Restoration Foundation
The Oldest House Museum, and the Mallory Museum
at the Hospitality House


ARTICLES:

Big Pine Key History.pdf
Sugarloaf Key's Historic Resources.pdf
Electricity in the Lower Keys.pdf
Historically Black Churches.pdf
Preserving Pigeon Key.pdf
New Orleans.pdf

OTHER PDFs:

Tavernier Historic District Preservation Guidelines.pdf

Historic Architectural Survey of Unincorporated Areas of Monroe County


DiscoveringTavernier.pdf
History & Architecture in Tavernier's Historic District


BOOKS:

Preserving Paradise: The Architectural History of the Florida Keys
A Monroe County and Historic Florida Keys Foundation Publication

Historic Florida Keys: An Illustrated History of Key West & the Keys

 

Resources for Preservation

Photos © Historic Florida Keys Foundation