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The Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum

The Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum

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The Ernest Hemingway House was the residence of American writer Ernest Hemingway in the 1930s. The house is situated on the island of Key West in Florida. It is at 907 Whitehead Street, across from the Key West Lighthouse, close to the southern coast of the island.

Due to its association with Hemingway, the property is the most popular tourist attraction in Key West. It is also famous for its large population of so-called Hemingway cats, many of which are polydactyl. The residence was constructed in 1851 in a French Colonial style by wealthy marine architect and salvager Asa Tift. From 1931 to 1939, the house was inhabited by Hemingway and his wife Pauline Pfeiffer. They restored the decaying property and made several additions. During his time at the home, Hemingway wrote some of his best received works, including the non-fiction work Green Hills of Africa, the 1936 short stories "The Snows of Kilimanjaro" and "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber", and the novels To Have And Have Not and Islands in the Stream. After the Hemingway's divorce and deaths, the house was auctioned off and subsequently converted into a private museum in 1964.

Address: 907 Whitehead St, Key West, FL 33040, United States
Opened: 1851
Hours: Closed ⋅ Opens 9AM
Architectural style: Spanish Colonial architecture
Architect: Asa Tift

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