Ernest Hemingway was born on July 21, 1899, in this Queen Anne house belonging to his maternal grandfather, Ernest Hall.
His father, a doctor, and his mother, a music teacher, lived here with the family until 1905.
The Ernest Hemingway Foundation of Oak Park restored the house and runs it as a museum.
Timeline
- 1899Hemingway is born here.
- 1905The family moves to a new house nearby.
- 1992The restored house opens as a museum.
Before the fishing boats and the cafés, there was a grandfather's house in the suburbs.
