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PORTRAITS: Wooden Houses of Key West & by SharonWells Lawson Little WhitmoreJ. Gardner House 1221 Petronia Street trphotograph: 1017 Southard Street, Thomas K. Warren House *) 6 SIMON MARTIN VEGUE WINKELSTEIN MORIS >jOkS>HcmiS*mt PORTRAITS: 4*5 54ffawm Wooden Houses of KeyWest SIMON MARTIN VEGUE WINKELSTEIN MORIS SMWM 501 SecondStreet SmFHuvtxo LIBRARY COPY 94 '° 7 DO NOT REMOVE "J"6 "** William H. Albury House 730 Southard Street PORTRAITS: Wooden Houses of KeyWest Commentary by Sharon Wells, Project Director Photographs by Lawson Little Includes Old Island Restoration Commissions Architectural Guidelines Published by Historic Key West Preservation Board Florida Department ofState 1982 The research and photographic work for this book was supported by a grant from the Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, through the Florida DivisionofArchives, History&. Records Management, Department ofState,Tallahassee, Horida. Our special thanks to Wright Langley, Betty Bruce, Nan MirzaofT, Tom Pope, and Ann Irvine for theirsupport and encouragement. TechnicalNote: All largeformatarchitectural viewswere taken byan8x10viewcamera mm with a 165 f/8 Schneider Super Angulon lens. Plus-X sheet film was processed in eitherHC-110or D-76 1:1. Most images wereexposed atf/64forfromfive to90seconds. mm Architectural details were photographed with a Pentax 6x7 and a 55 f/3.5 wide angle lens. Tri-X film was developed in D-23. Design by Susie Latham and SharonWells Layoutby Susie Latham Typeset in GoudyOld Style by Supertype, Inc., Hialeah, Florida. Published in the United States by The Historic KeyWest Preservation Board, 500 Whitehead Street, KeyWest, Florida 33040 LibraryofCongress #79-620056 £ Copyright 1982 ISBN #: 0-9435 28-02-X First printing, 1979 Second printing, October 1982 CONTENTS AUTHORS' NOTE 7 PREFACE 9 A PATCHWORK OFARCHITECTURE 11 BAHAMIAN INFLUENCES 13 VARIATIONS ON A CLASSIC THEME 18 QUEEN ANNE ARCHITECTURE 27 THECIGARMAKINGERA 37 SHOTGUN HOUSES 38 FRAME VERNACULAR HOUSES 45 INTERIOR SPACES 49 TO PRESERVEANDRESTORE 53 PRESERVATION GUIDELINES 54 NATIONAL REGISTEROF HISTORIC PLACES 61 SELECTED SOURCES 63 AUTHORS* NOTE This volume of photographs focusing upon contemporary architectural images of Key Westevolvedfrom a desire todocumenta rapidlychangingenvironment. Nowhere else in Florida does such a grand and magnificent display of nineteenth century wood frame structures survive. Few other cities in America can claim such a collection of Victorian houses. These photographic images represent an exploration into the basic simplicityandvirtual timelessnessofarchitecturalforms inKeyWest.They impart, too, a sense ofdiversity within building styles typified by common features. Over the past decade a significant number of these antique wooden edifices has — been razed, destroyed ordamaged. Essentially, they have vanished to exist only in the realms of memory or photographic record. Many other structures have been altered greatlybeyond theiroriginal appearance.These, too, aredifficult torecallexactlyasthey once were. The distinguishing features and singular details of extant structures, which togethercreate thatspecial ambiance intrinsic to Key West'svernaculararchitecture, are captured here in the form oflatent images. From mansions to cottages—each is decked with a pristine splendor that sets it apart; and all are contributory to the stately, wooden elegance amidst the tropics. The authors envision their collaborative effort as a significant step towards the preservationofKeyWest'sislandarchitecture.Throughpersonal interpretations, wehave attempted to convey the sense ofeach dwelling as part ofthe fabric ofthe islandcity. To communicate the feeling ofa building as well as its physical appearance is our aim. lbphotograph these treasuresofaseaport townso that theirsurvivingheritage will be preserved is ourhope. lb document the architecture and to create art within each document is our purpose. & 426 Elizabeth Street 701 703 FlemingStreet
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