U.S._Naval_Station

U.S. Naval Station (Key West, Florida)

U.S. Naval Station (Key West, Florida)

United States historic place


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.

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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 four elevated storage tanks.[2]

The Naval Station included an area known as the Truman Annex, an area including officer's quarters and the "Little White House" where President Harry S Truman occasionally vacationed.


References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.



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