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Southernmost House

Key West, Florida
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Built in 1897 by Judge Vining Harris and his wife, Florida Curry, this Queen Anne Victorian-style mansion was designed as a one-bedroom home. Thomas Edison oversaw the home's original electrical design and installation. During Prohibition, the mansion served as a speakeasy club, and in the 1940s it was a nightclub called Café Cayo Hueso. Five United States Presidents have been hosted at this mansion.
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Key West, Florida · United States

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