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ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH - (1832)

Location:401 Duval Street
County: Monroe
City: Key West

Description: Oldest in Florida diocese, the present church (1912) is the fourth on this site. John Fleming, one of the four original owners of the island, is buried here. His widow donated the property, stipulating that the church pews be free. Rectory built 1853. The chimes, first installed in a Florida church, were originally in a frame church (1886) destroyed in 1909 hurricane.

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Saint Paul's Episcopal Church, 1957
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