National Register of Historic Places

Sloppy Joe's Bar

Key West, Monroe County, Florida
Listed
November 1, 2006
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
06000957

About this property

Sloppy Joe's Bar is a historic American bar in Key West, Florida, located at the corner of Greene and Duval Street since 1937. A frequent haunt of famous writer Ernest Hemingway, it is now home to the annual Hemingway Days celebration and its Hemingway Look-Alike Contest. The main Bar structure was built in 1917; and the second building, which houses the Kitchen and Sloppy Joe's retail store, was built in 1892. Famous writer Ernest Hemingway was a regular patron of the bar in the 1930s. Sloppy Joe's was purchased September 8, 1978 by Sid Snelgrove and Jim Mayer and has been owned by the two families since that time. After its manager Michael Walton came up with the idea in 1980, Hemingway Days became an annual celebration of Hemingway's life at the bar every July, including a Hemingway Look-Alike Contest. On November 1, 2006, Sloppy Joe's was added to the National Register of Historic Places. Sloppy Joe's has locations in Treasure Island, Florida and Daytona Beach, Florida.

Location

201 Duval St.
Key West, Monroe County, Florida
24.55851, -81.80616

Categories

ENTERTAINMENT/RECREATION
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Sources

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When was Sloppy Joe's Bar listed on the National Register?

Sloppy Joe's Bar was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 1, 2006.

What type of historic resource is Sloppy Joe's Bar?

Sloppy Joe's Bar is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Sloppy Joe's Bar is recorded as the industrial era.

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