Ernest Hemingway House
House and museum in Key West, Florida. Added to the National Register in 1968, and a National Historic Landmark.
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What it is
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. 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.
Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The record
| Register name | Hemingway, Ernest, House |
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 907 Whitehead St., Key West, FL |
| County | Monroe County |
| Listed | Nov 24, 1968 |
| Listed for | Literature |
| Level of significance | National |
| Reference number | 68000023 |
| Type of place | house, museum |
| Style | French Colonial |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 3 buildings |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 907 Whitehead St., Key West, FL |
| Website | hemingwayhome.com ↗ |
| Coordinates | 24.5511° N, 81.8008° W · Directions ↗ |
| Also in Key West | 22 listed places in Key West → |
| Nearest national park unit | Dry Tortugas National Park · 68 miles · on Park Atlas |
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Map
Nearby in Monroe County
Public land around it
| Key West National Wildlife Refuge ↗National Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | About 2 miles away210,597 acres |
Wilderness Atlas publishes a centroid and an acreage for each unit, not a boundary line. Distance here is measured to a circle of the same area drawn around that centroid, so treat it as roughly right rather than surveyed.
Local history books for Key West
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Guidebooks to historic places in Florida
- Florida's Museums and Cultural AttractionsMurray D. Laurie and Doris Bardon, 2016Find at Bookshop.org
Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject heading or by title.
Reference
Questions people ask
When was Ernest Hemingway House listed on the National Register?
Nov 24, 1968. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
Can I visit Ernest Hemingway House?
Yes. Ernest Hemingway House is recorded as open to the public, and hours are on the official website.
Source: Official website
Where is Ernest Hemingway House?
907 Whitehead St., Key West, Monroe County, Florida. The nearest national park unit is Dry Tortugas National Park, 68 miles away.
Source: Dry Tortugas National Park
What does the Ernest Hemingway House listing include?
The listing counts 3 contributing resources. Those are 3 buildings. A contributing resource is a part of the listed property that carries its historic significance.
Source: National Park Service
Where is the nomination form for Ernest Hemingway House?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Is there cell service at Ernest Hemingway House?
FCC coverage maps show Verizon 4G LTE, AT&T 5G, and T-Mobile 5G at the listed point. Coverage indoors and behind old masonry is another matter.
Source: FCC Broadband Map
Sources
Location, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Listing dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet where it carries the listing. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 68000023. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.