1209 Virginia St., Key West, Florida. County/parish: Monroe.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places April 11, 1973. NRIS 73000586.
1 contributing building.Also known as:
The Eduardo H. Gato House (also known as the Mercedes Hospital) is a historic home in Key West, Florida, United States. On April 11, 1973, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places Eduardo H. Gato and family also lived at 1327 Duval Street, also known as the southernmost Point Guest House.
It has also been known as Mercedes Hospital. A Cuban immigrant, Gato was a successful cigar merchant. The Victorian architecture wooden home with a Cuban style courtyard was documented as part of the Historic American Buildings Survey. Now a private residential apartment complex, the site includes a historical marker.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/77843322