While visiting south Florida, we went to the Florida Keys and found a beautiful, natural preserve in Marathon, Florida called Crane Point.  At Crane Point was Adderly House, the second oldest home on the Florida Keys.

Such a treasure!  The preserve is 32 acres, in many respects, how the Keys "were" around the turn of the century.  What facinated me most about the house were the exterior walls… they were constructed using "Tabby"!  Tabby is used like concrete and is made entirely out of burned conch and other shells.  Could you imagine the time and effort that went into building the home!

Adderly House was built in the 1890′s.  Learn more about Adderly House and Crane Point by clicking on www.CranePoint.net.

Although you won’t find any Tabby homes here in Northern Virginia, looks like one of the first green homes!!