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| name            = Martello Gallery-Key West Art and Historical Museum
| image           = Eastmartellotower.jpg
| location        = [[Key West, Florida|Key West]], [[Florida]]
| coordinates     = {{coord|24|33|7|N|81|45|18|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin        = Florida#USA
| built           = 1862
| area            =
| added           = June 19, 1972
| visitation_num  =
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| refnum          = 72000341
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[[File:East Martello Tower from Ocean.JPG|thumb|right|250px|The fort as seen from the [[Atlantic Ocean]]]]{{History of Key West}}
The '''Fort East Martello Museum & Gardens''' (also known as the '''East Martello Tower'''), is a historic site located at 3501 South [[State Road A1A (Florida)|Roosevelt Boulevard]], [[Key West, Florida|Key West]], [[Florida]], [[United States]].  On June 19, 1972, it was added to the [[United States|U.S.]] [[National Register of Historic Places]].  It is the best-preserved example of the [[Martello tower|Martello]] style of military architecture in the country.<ref name="KWAH1">{{cite web |title=Fort East Martello |url=https://www.kwahs.org/museums/fort-east-martello/visit |website=kwahs.org |publisher=Key West Art & Historical Society |access-date=17 May 2024}}</ref>
==Fort East Martello Museum & Gardens==
The site features exhibits of local history and art.  Displays include early settlement, sponging and fishing, Cuban influence, military involvement, writers and other characters.  The museum features works by folk artist [[Mario Sanchez (artist)|Mario Sanchez]], art created from junk by Stanley Papio, and [[Robert the Doll]], a supposedly haunted doll belonging to the late artist Robert Eugene Otto. The Key West Art & Historical Society operates the museum.
==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|East Martello Tower}}
*[https://www.kwahs.org/museums/fort-east-martello/visit Fort East Martello Museum & Gardens] - official site
* [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/FL/Monroe/state.html Monroe County listings] at [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com National Register of Historic Places]
* [http://www.flheritage.com Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070216141555/http://www.flheritage.com/facts/reports/places/index.cfm?fuseaction=ListAreas&county=Monroe Monroe County listings]
* [http://www.flheritage.com/archaeology/underwater/maritime/forts/fort.cfm?name=East_Martello_Battery East Martello Gallery and Museum]
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[[Category:Towers completed in 1862]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Key West, Florida]]
[[Category:Forts in Key West, Florida]]
[[Category:History of Key West, Florida]]
[[Category:Museums in Key West, Florida]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Key West, Florida]]
[[Category:History museums in Florida]]
[[Category:Art museums and galleries in Florida]]
[[Category:Military and war museums in Florida]]
[[Category:Landmarks in Key West, Florida]]
[[Category:Martello towers]]
[[Category:Forts on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida|Martello, East]]
[[Category:1862 establishments in Florida]]
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