The Finca Vigía Foundation is pleased to announce the award of a $25,000 grant from the Richard Hampton Jenrette Foundation to support ongoing preservation work at Finca Vigía, Ernest Hemingway’s home in San Francisco de Paula, Cuba.
The grant will specifically support a Preservation Assessment Survey and be an educational training opportunity in historic preservation. This assessment will provide a prioritized, sustainable roadmap for the long-term stewardship of the historic house and its collections.
As part of this initiative, the Foundation is pleased to announce that Norma Jessica Cardenas-Flores has been selected as the Finca Vigía Foundation’s 2026 Graduate Fellow. Norma is from Texas and is pursuing a Master of Science in Architecture at the University of Texas at San Antonio, along with certificates in High-Performance Design and Sustainability and Historic Preservation.
Norma will work under the guidance of internationally respected preservation professionals, architect William Dupont and conservator Luisa Casella, assisting with research, documentation, and conservation planning related to Hemingway’s home and its collections.
The Richard Hampton Jenrette Foundation is nationally recognized for its commitment to advancing education in historic preservation, historic trades, curatorship, and architectural history. Through its support of internships and graduate assistantships, the Foundation helps prepare the next generation of leaders dedicated to safeguarding historic places and collections.