Fort Zachary Taylor
Historic fort in Florida, US in Key West, Florida. Built 1845. Added to the National Register in 1971, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park, also known simply as Fort Taylor, is a Florida State Park and National Historic Landmark centered on a Civil War-era fort located near the southern tip of Key West, Florida.
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The record
| Property type | Structure |
| Address | U.S. Naval Station, Key West, FL |
| County | Monroe County |
| Listed | Mar 11, 1971 |
| Reference number | 71000244 |
| Built | 1845 |
| Type of place | fort, National Historic Landmark, Florida state park |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 3 structures |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | U.S. Naval Station, Key West, FL |
| Website | floridastateparks.org/parks-and-trails/fort-zachary-taylor-historic-state-park ↗ |
| Coordinates | 24.54792, -81.81010 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Dry Tortugas National Park · 67 mi · on Park Atlas |
Explore
Map
Nearby in Monroe County
Reference
Sources
Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 71000244. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.