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Captain Richard Roberts House, 408 William Street, Key West, Monroe County, FL

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Captain Richard Roberts House, 408 William Street, Key West, Monroe County, FL

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Significance: According to local tradition this building is one of two houses originally constructed in the Bahama Islands, then dismantled, shipped to Key West and rebuilt there after the hurricane of 1846. The building exemplified characteristics of the architecture of the Bahama Islands which are prevalent in many Key West buildings.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-34
Survey number: HABS FL-178
Building/structure dates: 1848 Initial Construction

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1933 - 1970
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Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
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Key West (Fla.)24.55872, -81.79993
Google Map of 24.5587226, -81.7999341
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