Fort Taylor, Whitehead Spit Vicinity, Key West, Monroe County, FL
Summary
Significance: A mid-nineteenth century fortification built of brick and local stone, the remains of which provide an excellent example of military construction of the period.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-23
Survey number: HABS FL-283
Building/structure dates: 18t2 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1865 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1875 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1898 Subsequent Work
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 71000244
Tags
forts and fortifications
storage yards
galleries and museums
key west fla
taylor
fort taylor
whitehead
key
key west
monroe
monroe county
florida
historic american buildings survey
photo
ultra high resolution
high resolution
library of congress
national register of historic places
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Location
NAS Key West
,
24.57583, -81.68889
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html