Martello Gallery-Key West Art and Historical Museum - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

From the Key West Art and History site:

      Designed after the nearly impregnable coastal Martello watchtowers in Italy, the Fort East Martello was never completed and never saw hostile action. Its outer bulwark and inner citadel with eight-foot thick granite walls built during the Civil War era were a monument to military engineering and could have withstood any amount of bombardment at the time. But the development of explosive shells made these defenses passé.

The tower is right across the street from the ocean and has beautiful views.

Street address: S. Roosevelt Blvd. Key West, FL USA 33040 County / Borough / Parish: Monroe Year listed: 1972 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering, Person Periods of significance: 1850-1874 Historic function: Defense Current function: Recreation And Culture Privately owned?: yes Hours of operation: From: 9:30 AM To: 4:30 PM Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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