Chickee Hut at Parmer's Resort in Florida Keys
by Ginger Wakem
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Chickee Hut at Parmer's Resort in Florida Keys
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Ginger Wakem
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Chikee or Chickee ("house" in the Creek and Mikasuki languages spoken by the Seminoles and Miccosukees) is a shelter supported by posts, with a raised floor, a thatched roof and open sides. Chickees are also known as chickee huts, stilt houses, or platform dwellings. The chickee style of architecture�palmetto thatch over a bald cypress log frame�was adopted by Seminoles during the Second (1835�42) and Third (1855-58) Seminole Wars as U.S. troops pushed them deeper into the Everglades and surrounding territory. Chickees continue to be used by Native American villages of the Miccosukee in the Everglades.[3] Some upscale homes in southern Florida feature chickee-inspired buildings as garden or poolside structures.
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December 8th, 2015
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