REUTERS, June 2, 2005
By SUE PLEMIN
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Classic American author Ernest Hemingway’s beloved house in Cuba joined former homes of U.S. presidents and King Island in Alaska on an annual list issued on Thursday of “America’s Most Endangered Historic Places.”
It is the first time a property outside of the United States has been included on the list, but National Trust for Historic Preservation president Richard Moe said the estate’s great cultural value to America made it an easy decision.
“Even though it’s outside of the United States, it’s an important part of our cultural heritage. Hemingway is such a revered literary figure in this country and around the world,” Richard Moe told Reuters. “It deserves to be preserved.”