Completed in 1899. The house was named for William Curry, a - TopicsExpress



          

Completed in 1899. The house was named for William Curry, a penniless Bahamian immigrant who made his fortune reputedly as a salvager -those scurrilous fellows who preyed on shipwrecked travelers in Floridas pirate-infested waters.- Curry attained status as Key Wests first millionaire and began building the Mansion in 1855. The architectural details are common to wreckers, incorporating elements of many ports-of-call: the widows walk of New England, the ornate trellises and balustrades of New Orleans and the columns and colonnades of the Deep South. Currys son Milton completed the Mansion in 1899, furnishing it with the 18th-century antiques and Victorian pieces gracing the parlor today.
Posted on: Tue, 09 Sep 2014 18:47:16 +0000

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