Custom House and Post Office and U.S. Naval Depot

© Key West Art & Historical Society

© Key West Art & Historical Society

Name/Title

Custom House and Post Office and U.S. Naval Depot

Entry/Object ID

1988.01.0085

Description

Postcard depicting a large red-brick building. The caption reads, ‘Key West, Florida, Custom House and Post Office and U.S. Naval Depot.’ The description on the verso reads, 'Custom House and Post Office and U.S. Naval Depot. These buildings are located at the corner of Front and Green Streets, overlooking the harbor. Nearby is a small triangular park known as Monument Square. The Custom House and Post Office occupy one building which was completed in 1891; it is of red brick with stone terra cotta trimmings, and the cost of construction, together with the sea-wall was $107,955.'

Subject Place

City

Key West

State/Province

Florida

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

County

Monroe

Collection

Postcard Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Postcard

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Media

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Postcard Details

Postcard Type

Undivided Back (1901-1907)

Place Published

Country

Germany

Region

Central Europe

Continent

Europe

Date Published

circa 1900 - circa 1910

Condition

Good