West Martello Tower, also known as the Key West Garden Club, is a historic martello tower at 1100 Atlantic Boulevard in Key West, Florida. Imagine the thick masonry that was finished during the American Civil War, built for a conflict it would never see: the tower saw no battle action, though it was used as a target. That quiet contradiction—built for defense, then used for practice—is part of this place’s character.
In more recent memory, this sturdy relic was recognized on June 24, 1976, when it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. Today the name Key West Garden Club hints at a softer layer, where stone and gardens meet; you can feel how history has been repurposed into cultivated green. Stand close, run your eyes along the weathered walls, and think of a structure built for a fight that never came while later hands tended gardens here.
Notice the tower's round silhouette and brickwork raised during the American Civil War, now framed by the Key West Garden Club's gardens.