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Key West Heritage House Museum and Robert Frost Cottage

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Once the home of Key West hostess and preservationist Jessie Porter, the Heritage House contains hundreds of mementos from Key West's early days, when shipwreck salvaging made it the richest city per capita in the United States. Visitors learn about the property's role as a gathering place for
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writers including Thornton Wilder, Tennessee Williams, Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Frost.
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spent 16 consecutive winters in the cottage behind the house, which now bears his name.
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Key West Heritage House Museum and Robert Frost Cottage is located in Florida
Caroline Street
Coordinates
24°33′27″N 81°48′18″W / 24.557502°N 81.805127°W / 24.557502; -81.805127
Heritage
History
Key West Heritage House Museum and Robert Frost Cottage
Caroline Street
Key West
Florida
Robert Frost
"The Key West Heritage House Museum"
the original
"Key West's Heritage House, Robert Frost cottage closing"
"KEY WEST HISTORY LIVES IN ISLAND'S MANY MUSEUMS"
"Heritage House museum closes"
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Key West
Fleming Key
Sigsbee Park
Stock Island
Sunset Key
Trumbo Point
Neighborhoods
Key West Historic District
Truman Annex
Monroe County School District

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