Oak Park in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Birthplace of Ernest Hemingway
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, December 4, 2021
1. Birthplace of Ernest Hemingway Marker
Birthplace of Ernest Hemingway
July 21, 1899
Erected 1974 by 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 21, 1899.
Location. 41° 53.568′ N, 87° 47.69′ W. Marker is in Oak Park, Illinois, in Cook County. Marker is at the intersection of North Oak Park Avenue and Superior Street, on the left when traveling north on North Oak Park Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 339 North Oak Park 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. Roberta "Bobbie" Raymond (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Continental Divide (approx. 0.2 miles away); Scoville Park's Designer: Jens Jensen (approx. 0.2 miles away); World War I Monument: Peace Triumphant (approx. ¼ mile away); Peace Triumphant (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Continental Divide (approx. ¼ mile away); Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio (approx. ¼ mile away); Scoville Park is the Heart of Oak Park (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oak Park.
Also see . . .
1. Ernest Hemingway (Wikipedia).
"Ernest Miller Hemingway(Submitted on December 10, 2021.)(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."
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2. Where Hemingway's Story Begins (Ernest Hemingway Foundation of Oak Park).
"Ernest Hemingway's Birthplace Museum is nestled just west of downtown Chicago in Oak Park, Illinois. This is the ideal place to begin exploring the roots of the author's life and work. It is here that Ernest Hemingway was born in a second floor bedroom on July 21, 1899. This Queen Anne home was built in 1890 by his maternal grandparents and was the first home in Oak Park to have electricity. The famed Pulitzer Prize winning author spent the first six years of his life at what(Submitted on December 10, 2021.)is now 339 N. Oak Park Ave...."Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, December 4, 20212. Birthplace of Ernest Hemingway Marker - wide view, with Hemingway House Museum as background
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courtesy of the Ernest Hemingway Foundation of Oak Park, circa 1900
3. Ernest Hemingway baby portrait
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 10, 2021, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 336 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 10, 2021, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
