Above Title: Tift-Hemingway House, 907 Whitehead Street, Key West, Monroe County, FL Significance: The house possesses both architectural and historic interest. Built by Asa F. Tift, a prominent early settler who was active in the Confederate cause during the Civil War, the house is best known as the Key West residence of author Ernest Hemmingway. The house is constructed of native limestone and has a distinctive architectural character.
Opposite Page Top Title: Gonzalez-Alvarez House, 14 Saint Francis Street, Saint Augustine, St. Johns County, FL Significance: Early 18th century sections of the Gonzalez-Alvarez House make this structure one of the earliest remaining houses in St. Augustine.
Opposite Page Bottom Title: Gaspar Papy House, 36 Aviles Street, Saint Augustine, St. Johns County, FL Significance: The Gaspar Papy House is now part of a convent-school complex that occupies the block bounded by Aviles, Bridge, St. George, and Cadiz Streets. The historic Don Miguel de O ' Reilly House at 32 Aviles Street also is part of this complex. The Papy House, with its extensive twentieth-century interior alterations, is occasionally used as a residence for visiting priests.
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