Gold Coast in Chicago in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Ernest Hemingway

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, December 11, 2025

1. Ernest Hemingway Marker

Inscription. Ernest Hemingway great American author and his wife, Hadley, lived here at 1239 North Dearborn in an apartment on the fourth floor after returning from their honeymoon in Wisconsin in Sept. 1921

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Notable Buildings. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1921.

Location. 41° 54.309′ N, 87° 37.788′ W. Marker is in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County. It is in Gold Coast. It is on North Dearborn Street north of Division Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1239 North Dearborn Street, Chicago IL 60610, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Three Arts Club (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Churchill Corner (about 400 feet away); Walgreens (about 400 feet away); "Barmaids Ordinance" (about 400 feet away); Fisher Studio Houses (about 500 feet away); John Wellborn Root (about 700 feet away); Irna Phillips (approx. 0.2 miles away); Victorian Brownstone Residences (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chicago.

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Ernest Hemingway house image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, December 11, 2025

2. Ernest Hemingway house

The marker is affixed to the building next to the stairwell.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, December 11, 2025

3. Ernest Hemingway Marker

This sheet posted in front of the home shares a bit more about Ernest Hemingway’s time in this home in Chicago's Gold Coast neighborhood. Hemingway and his wife Hadley lived here for three months before embarking on France in December 1921.

Hadley and Ernest Hemingway, Switzerland 1922 image. Click for full size.

John F. Kennedy Library, Ernest Hemingway Collection, 1922

4. Hadley and Ernest Hemingway, Switzerland 1922

Credits. This page was last revised on December 11, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 11, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 58 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 11, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.