The Houses of Key West by Caemmerer, Alex
The Houses of Key West by Caemmerer, Alex

The Houses of Key West

Perfect for anyone who loves to look at charming old houses and imagine their histories, this book...
$43.00 SGD
$43.00 SGD
SKU: 9781561640096
Product Type: Books
Please hurry! Only 759 left in stock
Author: Alex Caemmerer
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Subtotal: $43.00
10 customers are viewing this product
The Houses of Key West by Caemmerer, Alex

The Houses of Key West

$43.00
The Houses of Key West by Caemmerer, Alex

The Houses of Key West

$43.00
Author: Alex Caemmerer
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description

Perfect for anyone who loves to look at charming old houses and imagine their histories, this book offers a selection of what are probably the most historically interesting, aesthetically appealing, and photogenic of the nineteenth-century houses in the Key West historic district. It includes full color photos, as well as a variety of charming anecdotes about old Key West gleaned from interviews with descendants of the families who built houses there.

Key West was an industrial town and many of its houses were for workers who had little to spend on housing. The shotgun houses are simple, undecorated houses, many of them built by cigar-makers for their workers. Then, of course, there are the great houses--the Heritage House, the Cosgrove House, the Hemingway House, and the Southernmost House--large and famous houses with unique and proud histories. Then there are the eyebrow houses, shotgun houses, and "Conch Victorians"--many of Key West's houses were built by ship's carpenters, who built strong, tight, shiplike houses, most working without plans other than memories of vessels and seaport homes from their own past. Widows walks were borrowed from New England, overhanging eaves (eyebrows) from the West Indies. Builders added details from architectural fads of the time--from Greek Revival columns to Creole trellises.

The final architectural mix, what we see now in Key West's Old Town, can only be called, like the natives themselves, Conch.



Author: Alex Caemmerer
Publisher: Pineapple Press
Published: 01/01/1992
Pages: 112
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.94lbs
Size: 11.01h x 8.54w x 0.28d
ISBN: 9781561640096
Shipping & Return

Returns Policy

You may return most new, unopened items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. We'll also pay the return shipping costs if the return is a result of our error (you received an incorrect or defective item, etc.).

You should expect to receive your refund within four weeks of giving your package to the return shipper, however, in many cases you will receive a refund more quickly. This time period includes the transit time for us to receive your return from the shipper (5 to 10 business days), the time it takes us to process your return once we receive it (3 to 5 business days), and the time it takes your bank to process our refund request (5 to 10 business days).

If you need to return an item, simply login to your account, view the order using the "Complete Orders" link under the My Account menu and click the Return Item(s) button. We'll notify you via e-mail of your refund once we've received and processed the returned item.

Shipping

We can ship to virtually any address in the world. Note that there are restrictions on some products, and some products cannot be shipped to international destinations.

When you place an order, we will estimate shipping and delivery dates for you based on the availability of your items and the shipping options you choose. Depending on the shipping provider you choose, shipping date estimates may appear on the shipping quotes page.

Please also note that the shipping rates for many items we sell are weight-based. The weight of any such item can be found on its detail page. To reflect the policies of the shipping companies we use, all weights will be rounded up to the next full pound.

Review

Related Products

Example product title
$43.00 SGD
$43.00 SGD
Example product title
$43.00 SGD
$43.00 SGD
Example product title
$43.00 SGD
$43.00 SGD
Example product title
$43.00 SGD
$43.00 SGD
Example product title
$43.00 SGD
$43.00 SGD
Example product title
$43.00 SGD
$43.00 SGD
Example product title
$43.00 SGD
$43.00 SGD
Example product title
$43.00 SGD
$43.00 SGD
Example product title
$43.00 SGD
$43.00 SGD
Example product title
$43.00 SGD
$43.00 SGD

Recently Viewed Products