Fort Zachary Taylor
Historic fort in 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 |
| Listed for | Military, Engineering, Architecture |
| Level of significance | National |
| Reference number | 71000244 |
| Built | 1845 · more from the 1840s |
| 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 | 24.5479° N, 81.8101° W · Directions ↗ |
| Also in Key West | 22 listed places in Key West → |
| Nearest national park unit | Dry Tortugas National Park · 67 miles · on Park Atlas |
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Map
Nearby in Monroe County
Public land around it
| Key West National Wildlife Refuge ↗National Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | About 1 mile away210,597 acres |
Wilderness Atlas publishes a centroid and an acreage for each unit, not a boundary line. Distance here is measured to a circle of the same area drawn around that centroid, so treat it as roughly right rather than surveyed.
Local history books for Key West
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Guidebooks to historic places in Florida
- Florida's Museums and Cultural AttractionsMurray D. Laurie and Doris Bardon, 2016Find at Bookshop.org
Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject heading or by title.
Reference
Questions people ask
When was Fort Zachary Taylor listed on the National Register?
Mar 11, 1971. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
When was Fort Zachary Taylor built?
1845.
Source: Wikidata
Can I visit Fort Zachary Taylor?
Yes. Fort Zachary Taylor is recorded as open to the public, and hours are on the official website.
Source: Official website
Where is Fort Zachary Taylor?
U.S. Naval Station, Key West, Monroe County, Florida. The nearest national park unit is Dry Tortugas National Park, 67 miles away.
Source: Dry Tortugas National Park
What does the Fort Zachary Taylor listing include?
The listing counts 3 contributing resources. Those are 3 structures. A contributing resource is a part of the listed property that carries its historic significance.
Source: National Park Service
Where is the nomination form for Fort Zachary Taylor?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Is there cell service at Fort Zachary Taylor?
FCC coverage maps show Verizon 5G, AT&T 5G, and T-Mobile 5G at the listed point. Coverage indoors and behind old masonry is another matter.
Source: FCC Broadband Map
Sources
Location, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Listing dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet where it carries the listing. 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 nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.