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21,011 reviews. #2 of 171 things to do in Key West. Speciality Museums. Closed now. 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM. Write a review. About. Ernest Hemingway lived and wrote in this for ten years. During that time he wrote seventy percent of his life-time works. Today we operate as a museum providing guided tours every fifteen minutes from nine to five.
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- 907 Whitehead Street, 33040-7473, Florida
Ernest Hemingway's Birthplace Museum is nestled just west of downtown Chicago in Oak Park, Illinois. This is the ideal place to begin exploring the roots of the author's life and work. It is here that Ernest Hemingway was born in a second floor bedroom on July 21, 1899.
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 , Florida . It is at 907 Whitehead Street, across from the Key West Lighthouse , close to the southern coast of the island.
- November 24, 1968
- November 24, 1968
- 1851
Take a tour of the Ernest Hemingway House and Museum to explore the historic home and gardens of the prized author, located in the heart of Old Town Key West.
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- 907 Whitehead Street, Key West, 33040-7473, Florida
- Info@Keywestsouthwinds.com
The massive restoration and remodeling they undertook in the early 1930s turned the home into the National Historical Landmark that thousands of tourists visit and enjoy today. A unique and extraordinary feature of the grounds is the pool, built in 1937-38, at the staggering cost of $20,000.
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The house, as the Ernest Hemingway Home & Museum, is the most popular tourist attraction in Key West. The two-story house was built in 1851 of native limestone in a Spanish colonial style by noted marine salvager Asa Tift. Hemingway and Pfeiffer moved to Key West in Florida in 1928.
Our Garden & Grounds — The Hemingway Home & Museum. Hemingway Home (Pool View) Our Pool & Garden. One of the more stunning and unusual features of the Hemingway Home property is the in-ground swimming pool, an extraordinary luxury for a residential home in 1930s Key West. The final cost of construction in 1938 dollars was $20,000.
