Key West Architecture History

A large number were built in caribbean islands and brought to key west.

Key west architecture history. I always stop and look at the bricks that are outside the hemingway house. After a brief yet influential stay in havana cuba ernest and his wife pauline wound up in key west in 1928 where he would finish writing his timeless classic. Conch architecture s history is influenced by key west s early immigrants and the warm costal climate leading to the unique homes you see today.

This small coral island s strategic location has played a major role in its history and a part in the development of the united states and florida. South florida slash pine dade county pine proved to be hard and resistant to decay but lumbering eventually depleted supply. By tom hambright monroe county historian.

Brief history of conch architecture. The style was also used in the other keys and in the miami area. Ernest and pauline hemingway fell in love with the florida keys and the rest as they say is history.

The introduction of the conch house style is attributed to immigrants from the bahamas. Old town is where the classic bungalows and guest mansions are found. This home shows off this unique style of architecture.

Funnkeywest posted to instagram. A conch house is a style of architecture that developed in key west florida in the 19th century and used into the early 20th century. The unique beauty of key west s historic architecture attracts visitors and home buyers from around the world.

The region s natural resources offered limited building materials. Many of these timeless homes date from the late 1800 s. Take a moment to learn how conch architecture came to be and use your new knowledge to speak to the design elements you see around town.