Historic Preservation in Monroe County, FL (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Monroe County, Florida.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Monroe County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Historic-Cultural Monuments
Monroe County's Historic Preservation Commission can recommend any building, site or object for historic landmark status if it is tied to significant history, notable people, distinctive architecture, or likely archaeological information. Section 135-4 sets the four criteria the HPC and BOCC use in the unincorporated Keys.
Monroe County Historic Landmark Criteria
Some RestrictionsMonroe County Land Development Code § 135-4(a)
(a)The HPC may recommend the designation as historic property those buildings, sites, structures, or objects that possess integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and/or association as follows:(1)Property that is significant in the history of the county, the state, or the United States, or is associated with events that are significant in the history of the count...
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