This is a distinctive house style appearing in
many Key West neighborhoods.
While it has been given its own designation by previous authors,
it’s in fact a taller cousin of the shotgun house. Additional
living space is frequently attached later with one or more saw tooth
arranged gabled rooms. Through the years this structure has comfortably
housed many Key West families. The upper level has standup headroom
near its center, and with the space expanding addition of gabled
dormers, a geometrically interesting upper level room results. During
the recent renovation periods, creative new owners have opened up
portions of the upper level to provide vaulted ceilings for lower
rooms.
The saw tooth appears as a clumsy afterthought to many visitors
and new residents but actually served a serious purpose. The arrangement
effectively captured
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