The Excavated Limestone Was Then In Turn Used To Construct The House Atop This New Basement.

Notable features include gorgeous gardens, the first pool built in key west and a fountain made out of a bar urinal. Welcome to the ernest hemingway home and museum web site. The hemingway house in key west, florida.

The House Was Originally Built In 1851 By Asa Tift, The Owner Of A Wrecking And Salvaging Company.

Ernest hemingway lived and wrote here from 1931 to 1939. Visit the hemingway house & museum. A visit to the hemingway house was a highlight of a trip to key west florida.

Does Ernest Hemingway Haunt His Former Home?

The gardens create an intimate atmosphere for all types of events. The limestone home was originally built in the 1850's and was furnished by his second wife, pauline. See more ideas about hemingway house, key west, house keys.

In A Town Where Literary Giants Are Almost As Common As The Gypsy Chickens Roaming The Streets, Ernest Hemingway Stands Taller Than Most.

Porch of ernest hemmingways house in key west. Due to its association with hemingway, the property is the most popular tourist attraction in key west. After two years of leaving and returning to key west, the hemingways decided to find and buy a home of their own in key west.

Famous Key West Lighthouse Across The Street From Hemingway's House.

No way jimmy and i were passing up the. While the home still has books and pieces of furniture that belonged to hemingway, the home is perhaps best known for the many cats living on the property. Hemingway loved fishing, and his home in key west gave him access to the waters of the gulf and the atlantic.