Ernest Hemingway House
PANICd#: 1953
The house was built in 1851 by Asa Tift, a marine architect and salvage wrecker, and became Ernest Hemingway’s home in 1931.
907 Whitehead St
Key West , FL 33040
Phone: (305) 294-1136
Open to the public: Yes
Lat: 24.5512044
Lon: -81.80061549999999
Database Summary:
Demographic Rank: 6
History: 1
Stories: 2
Claims: 4
Evidence: 0
Resources: 15
Retrievals: 9203
Vistor Rating: 0.0
Votes: 0
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History
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The house was built in 1851 by Asa Tift, a marine architect and salvage wrecker, and became Ernest Hemingway's home in 1931. The house still contains the furniture that he and his family used. The cats about the home and grounds are descendants of the cats he kept while he lived in the house, including many extra-toed (polydactyls), like the one Papa Hemingway loved.
In the living room of the house there are some of the furnishings that Papa's wife Pauline collected while she lived in Paris and had shipped to Key West when she and Papa bought the house. Her chandelier collection, for example, replaced all the old ceiling fans. Her chest-on-chest is a 17th century Spanish, made of Circassian walnut. When traveling, wealthy Spaniards could take their papers and valuables with them safely stored in its removable and lockable top. Pauline used the chest as a writing desk. Papa himself loved art and on the far wall of the living room you can see a view of St. Paul's Church painted by local artist Eugene Otto that was a part of Papa's collection. A large lithograph shows Gregorio Fuentes; Fuentes was the cook and mate on Papa's fishing boat Pilar for more than 20 years, and became a good friend. In the room across the hall from the living room the is a red leather Cardinal's chair by the door - it is reported to have been used as a prop in the Broadway production of The Fifth Column, Hemingway's only full-length play.
Added by: sdonley on 07/27/2019
DB#:419
Source(s):
https://www.hemingwayhome.com/construction/
Stories
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The entities of Ernest and Pauline Hemingway still reside here.
Ernest Hemingway's entity has chosen to stay earth-bound, and make this lovely Key West house his after-life home.
Ernest likes to stay in his writing workroom, where he wrote some of his best work.
SEFGR recorded some interesting evidence in his writing workroom in the loft. His apparition has been seen moving around the house as well.
Neighbors have seen his figure, around midnight, looking out a second floor window.
His entity is an affable fellow, and has been known to wave at people walking by.
The entity Pauline has been seen by Tour Guides and guests. Her gray apparition has been seen at the top of central staircase. While alive, she liked to watch out the window there, and see her husband Ernest, writing in his loft, and see her boys playing outside.
Pauline is still helping Ernest - The sound of a typewriter can be heard by the living. Perhaps she is still trying to help Ernest, keeping her connection to him.
Added by: sdonley on 07/27/2019 DB#: 1417
Source(s):
https://ghost.hauntedhouses.com/florida_key_west_h...
Given the Hemingway's love of Key West, it is not surprising that many people believe that the couple's spirits still inhabit their beloved home and grounds there. It is purported that Hemingway often quipped to his friends in Key West that it was there, in that house, that he would be spending his afterlife. Many believe he is.
Added by: sdonley on 07/27/2019 DB#: 1418
Source(s):
https://exemplore.com/paranormal/Hemingways-Ghost-...
Paranormal Claims
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| Claim # | Added | Added By | Claim |
| 2835 | 07/27/2019 | sdonley | The apparition of Ernest Hemingway has been reported throughout the house. |
| 2836 | 07/27/2019 | sdonley | The apparition of Pauline Hemingway has been reported throughout the house. |
| 2837 | 07/27/2019 | sdonley | The sound of a typewriter has been heard by the living. |
| 2838 | 07/27/2019 | sdonley | People have reported seeing the spirit of Pauline standing outside of the gate smoking a cigarette. |
Paranormal Evidence
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Additional Resources
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| HauntedHouses.com
Added: 05/27/2019 By: sdonley |
Record on HauntedHouses.com website. |
| Wikipedia Entry
Added: 07/27/2019 By: sdonley |
Wikipedia entry for this location. |
| TripAdvisor
Added: 07/27/2019 By: sdonley |
Trip Advisor information about this location. |
| The Florida Keys: Hemingway House & Museum in Key West | VISIT FLORIDA
Added: 07/27/2019 By: sdonley |
Writers have always loved the Keys, none more famous than Ernest Hemingway, who bought a beautiful Spanish colonial home at 907 Whitehead Street in 1931 and stayed eight years. The Hemingway House & Museum is a major tourist destination. I always go. |
| 12 Ways to Find Ernest Hemingway in Key West Florida
Added: 07/27/2019 By: sdonley |
Blog post about this location. |
| The Many Homes of Ernest Hemingway
Added: 07/27/2019 By: sdonley |
Article mentioning this location. |
| A Brief History Of The Ernest Hemingway House In Key West
Added: 07/27/2019 By: sdonley |
Webpage talking about this location. |
| Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum
Added: 07/27/2019 By: sdonley |
Article about this location on USNews.com |
| Ernest Hemingway Home & Museum Key West, Florida - Atlas Obscura
Added: 07/27/2019 By: sdonley |
Discover Ernest Hemingway Home & Museum in Key West, Florida: The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats. |
| Ernest Hemingway House
Added: 07/27/2019 By: sdonley |
Old Town Trolley Tours information. |
| Ernest Hemingway's House In Key West Has Charm, Cats And A Urinal Fountain
Added: 07/27/2019 By: sdonley |
HuffPost.com article about this location. |
| Ernest Hemingway's Haunted Key West Home | Exemplore
Added: 07/27/2019 By: sdonley |
Given the Hemingway's love of Key West and their beautiful home there, it is not surprising that many people have reported seeing the couple's ghosts— individually and together—in the building and around the grounds of their former tropical estate. |
| Haunted Hemingway House
Added: 07/27/2019 By: sdonley |
Key West Paranormal - Hemingway House was the home to legendary author Ernest Hemingway who committed suicide in 1961. His estate now houses approximately 60 cats, many with 6 or 7 toes, and his ghost can still be seen moving about the grounds. |
| Ernest Hemingway And Key West Are Eternally Bound Together
Added: 07/27/2019 By: sdonley |
Information about the location on the Florida-Keys-Vacation.com website. |
| Ghosts & Gravestones Tour
Added: 07/27/2019 By: sdonley |
Information about the haunting. |
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