Key West's Bahama Village is a time capsule of unique residences, businesses, churches, and community centers that were built during the 1800s when several hundred free blacks came from the Bahamas along with white Bahamian (English) settlers. Homes were built on land owned by John Simonton, William Whitehead, and John Fleming. Bahama Village was part of the original platted section of what is now downtown Key West.

Information provided by the Florida Division of Historical Resources, a division of the Florida Department of State

Photo courtesy of Marc Averette