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Pigeon Key Historic District | |
Pigeon Key seen from the Seven Mile Bridge.. | |
| Location | Off US 1 at mile marker 45,Monroe County, Florida |
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| Nearest city | Islamorada |
| Coordinates | 24°42′14″N81°09′19″W / 24.703991°N 81.155308°W /24.703991; -81.155308 |
| Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
| Built | 1912 |
| Architectural style | Vernacular Frame |
| NRHP reference No. | 90000443[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 16, 1990 |
Pigeon Key is a small island containing the historic district of Pigeon Key, Florida. The 5-acre (2.0-hectare) island is home to 8 buildings on the National Register of Historic Places. The former Assistant Bridge Tender's House has been converted into a small museum featuring artifacts and images from Pigeon Key's past. It is located off the oldSeven Mile Bridge, at approximately mile marker 45, west ofKnight's Key, (city ofMarathon in the middle Florida Keys) and just east ofMoser Channel.
Buildings remaining from the era ofHenry Flagler'sOverseas Railroad Key West Extension between 1908 and 1912 are now part of thePigeon Key Historic District.[citation needed]
Much of the 1978television filmHunters of the Reef was shot on Pigeon Key.[2] Pigeon Key was one of the locations for the "Bal Harbor Institute" in the 1995 series ofFlipper. It was seen in three episodes during season one including the pilot episode. It was also the site of the Finish Line ofThe Amazing Race 18 "Unfinished Business" in 2011.[3]
ThePigeon Key Historic District is aU.S.historic district (designated as such on March 16, 1990) located on Pigeon Key inFlorida. The district is offU.S. 1 at mile marker 45. It contains 11 historic buildings and 3 structures. The old Seven Mile Bridge (closed to vehicular traffic) crosses over the island and has a pedestrian exit ramp going to the island.