'Chickee' hut gets approval. SHELBY WEBB. When it comes to tiki-type huts, the hands that build them can make the difference between a city violation and a no-hassle construction job.

The distinctive chickee hut — palmetto thatch over a cypress log frame — was born of necessity, not art. Seminoles used to live in a type of log cabin. But in the early 1800s, ...

DEP records show Spencer wrote a check for $10,000 to chickee hut builder William Johns of Hollywood on July 22, agreeing to pay him an additional $15,000 when the job was completed.

Chickee shelters — thatched roofs with open sides and no floors — were developed by the Seminoles in the 1800s. The tribe had been living in log cabins, but during the Seminole wars they were ...

Chickee cross beams measure about 16 inches in diameter and the chickee’s poles, or legs, are about 10 inches across. The cypress is untreated but will last “indefinitely,” Osceola said.

Leaders of South Florida Free Beaches and Florida Lifestyle Naturists agree the chickee huts at Haulover Beach attract crime. But they differ on how to fix the problem.

Dotted throughout the Everglades are unique camping spots called chickee huts — wooden platforms with railings and a thatched ...

If chickee huts (open-walled, palm-roofed shelters) are available, that may be all you need. Or, maybe just a mosquito-net shelter to put inside the chickee hut.

The chickee hut was packed with people that enjoyed the dedication. “It is just so exciting that they have livened up what was basically empty lots,” said city councilwoman Laura Carr.

From Native Chickee huts to invention of the first air conditioner, hot, humid Florida has been pivotal in the history of how humans cooled their indoor spaces. Search Query Show Search.