Oak Park in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Ernest Hemingway Boyhood Home
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, December 4, 2021
1. Ernest Hemingway Boyhood Home Marker
In this home
Ernest Hemingway
novelist and journalist
lived his boyhood years
and created his first literary efforts
1906 - 1920
Erected 1974 by The Historical Society Of Oak Park And River Forest.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical date for this entry is July 2, 1961.
Location. 41° 53.777′ N, 87° 47.856′ W. Marker is in Oak Park, Illinois, in Cook County. Marker is at the intersection of North Kenilworth Avenue and Iowa Street, on the right when traveling north on North Kenilworth Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 600 North Kenilworth Avenue, Oak Park IL 60302, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio (approx. 0.2 miles away); Roberta "Bobbie" Raymond (approx. ¼ mile away); Grace W. Trout (approx. ¼ mile away); Birthplace of Ernest Hemingway (approx. ¼ mile away); Moore-Dugal Residence (approx. ¼ mile away); Continental Divide (approx. 0.4 miles away); Eugene Field Park (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Continental Divide (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oak Park.
Also see . . .
1. Ernest Hemingway (Wikipedia)
this page online
"Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American novelist, short-story writer, journalist, and sportsman. His economical and understated style—which he termed the iceberg theory—had a strong influence on 20th-century fiction, while his adventurous lifestyle and his public image brought him admiration from later generations. Hemingway produced most of his work between the mid-1920s and the mid-1950s, and he was awarded the 1954 Nobel Prize in Literature. He published seven novels, six short-story collections, and two nonfiction works. Three of his novels, four short-story collections, and three nonfiction works were published posthumously. Many of his works are considered classics of American literature."(Submitted on December 8, 2021, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.)
2. Ernest Hemingway (ErnestHemingway.org).
"Ernest Hemingway is a highly esteemed American author. He was born in Cicero, Illinois on July 21, 1899. Hemingway served during World War I and also worked within the journalism sector prior to publishing a short collection entitled In Our Time. His most famous works include For Whom the Bell Tolls, A Farewell to Arms, and The Sun Also Rises. He is also well known for The Old Man and the Sea, the novel for which he received(Submitted on December 8, 2021.)the 1953 Pulitzer Prize. In addition to winning the Pulitzer, Hemingway was the recipient of the Nobel Prize in 1954. He died by committing suicide in Ketchum, Idaho on July 2, 1961."Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, December 4, 20212. Ernest Hemingway Boyhood Home and Marker
Additional keywords. Nobel
courtesy of the Ernest Hemingway Foundation of Oak Park and the Oak Park Public Library, 1918
3. Ernest Hemingway, May 1918
"Ernest Hemingway, May 1918. Ernest Hemingway, possibly in yard of 600 N. Kenilworth, Oak Park, Illinois wearing a suit."
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 8, 2021, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 414 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 8, 2021, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
