KEY WEST HISTORIC
MEMORIAL SCULPTURE GARDEN
FRIENDS OF MALLORY SQUARE
Located on the original shoreline along Wall Street (Water Street), the sculpture garden opened on September 27, 1997. It originally featured 39 bronze busts of the men and women who have had the greatest impact on Key West. The garden has room to expand throughout the coming years to seventy-two.
The Friends of Mallory Square, Inc., a not-for-profit Florida Corporation, was given the task of raising funds and designing the Memorial Garden. The board membership donated hundreds of hours to accomplishing their historic task. The garden was funded by private donors who contributed the busts and bought the bricks. The Friends of Mallory Square, continues to raise the funds needed to complete the garden and to ensure its care. We invite your input and help in their important work. Those wishing to contribute future busts, donate to the perpetual care fund, or to purchase bricks for the inclusion in the "Walkway of History" or military "Square of Honor" may obtain forms at the Key West Chamber of Commerce or send all donations to:
Friends of Mallory Square, Inc.
P.O. Box 1237
Key West, FL 33041
The Key West Historical Memorial Sculpture Garden souvenir guide book is for sale in Key West gift shops and at the Key West Chamber of Commerce. All profits from the book sales fund the Garden and perpetual care of busts.
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Board of Directors for the Friends of Mallory Square, Inc.
Edwin O. Swift III, President
John Parks, Vice President
Karen Horan, Secretary
Steve Henson, Treasurers
​Hope Casas, Administrative Assistant and Corresponding Secretary
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Board Members
Mary Haffenreffer
Virginia Panico
Piper Smith
John Dolan-Heitlinger
Sheila Sands
Paul Toppino
Sandra Higgs
Chris Belland
Bud Brewer
David Eyre
Jose Gonzalez
Preston Brewer
Clinton Curry
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The City's lifetime-appointed selection committee initially chose the first 36 men and women, leaving room for future generations to add their choices. Careful ongoing study and consideration of historic data and intense debate has ensured that those who were chosen will give the visitors to the garden an accurate and comprehensive interpretation of our past. The bronze plaque on each pedestal will tell not only the history of the selected person but, in doing so, reveal a fascinating part of our island's history.
Selection Committee Members
Tom Hambright
Percy Curry
Fred Salinero
Robert Spottswood
Bob Wolz
Steve Strunk
Joan Langley