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The '''Key West Heritage House Museum and Robert Frost Cottage''', also known as the '''Jessie Porter's Heritage House Museum and Robert Frost Cottage''', is a museum located at 410 [[Caroline Street (Key West)|Caroline Street]], [[Key West, Florida|Key West]], [[Florida]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=The Key West Heritage House Museum|first=Natalie |last=Sanchez|date=24 January 2013 |url=http://toursmiamitokeywest.hxdfj.com}}</ref>
The '''Key West Heritage House Museum and Robert Frost Cottage''', also known as the '''Jessie Porter's Heritage House Museum and Robert Frost Cottage''', was a museum located at 410 [[Caroline Street (Key West)|Caroline Street]], [[Key West, Florida|Key West]], [[Florida]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=The Key West Heritage House Museum|first=Natalie |last=Sanchez|date=24 January 2013 |url=http://toursmiamitokeywest.hxdfj.com}}</ref> The Key West Heritage House, purchased by Jessie Porter in 1934 and opened as a museum in 1995, closed on April 17, 2010. <ref>{{cite web|last1=Kinney|first1=Sean|title=Key West's Heritage House, Robert Frost cottage closing|url=https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g34345-i53-k3370359-Key_West_s_Heritage_House_Robert_Frost_cottage_closing-Key_West_Florida_Keys_Florida.html|website=TripAdvisor}}</ref>


Once the home of Key West hostess and preservationist Jessie Porter, the Heritage House contains hundreds of mementos from Key West's early days, when shipwreck salvaging made it the richest city per capita in the United States. Visitors learn about the property's role as a gathering place for literary luminaries including Thornton Wilder, Tennessee Williams, Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Frost.<ref>{{cite web|title=KEY WEST HISTORY LIVES IN ISLAND'S MANY MUSEUMS|url=http://www.fla-keys.com/news/news.cfm?sid=1817|website=The Florida Keys & Key West|publisher=The Monroe County Tourist Development Council}}</ref>
The museum contains six generations of grand furnishings and Key West artifacts. The Heritage House was the gathering place for some of the island's most famous celebrities, such as [[Robert Frost]], [[Tennessee Williams]], [[Thornton Wilder]], [[Gloria Swanson]] and [[Sally Rand]]. It represents over 200 years of Key West culture through the lives of the Porters, a notable Key West family who have lived on the island for seven generations.<ref>[http://www.heritagehousemuseum.org/html/mainFrameset.htm Official Site]</ref>


Starting in 1945, poet Robert Frost spent 16 consecutive winters in the cottage behind the house, which now bears his name.
Starting in 1945, poet Robert Frost spent 16 consecutive winters in the cottage behind the house, which now bears his name.
<ref>{{cite web|last1=O'Hara|first1=Timothy|title=Heritage House museum closes|url=http://keysnews.com/node/22476|website=keysnews.com}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|last1=O'Hara|first1=Timothy|title=Heritage House museum closes|url=http://keysnews.com/node/22476|website=keysnews.com}}</ref>


The Key West Heritage House, purchased by Jessie Porter in 1934 and opened as a museum in 1995, closed on April 17, 2010. <ref>{{cite web|last1=Kinney|first1=Sean|title=Key West's Heritage House, Robert Frost cottage closing|url=https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g34345-i53-k3370359-Key_West_s_Heritage_House_Robert_Frost_cottage_closing-Key_West_Florida_Keys_Florida.html|website=TripAdvisor}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 20:02, 30 September 2016

Key West Heritage House Museum and Robert Frost Cottage
Key West Heritage House Museum and Robert Frost Cottage is located in Florida
Key West Heritage House Museum and Robert Frost Cottage
Location within Florida
Location410 Caroline Street
Key West, Florida
TypeHeritage, History
WebsiteKey West Heritage House Museum and Robert Frost Cottage

The Key West Heritage House Museum and Robert Frost Cottage, also known as the Jessie Porter's Heritage House Museum and Robert Frost Cottage, was a museum located at 410 Caroline Street, Key West, Florida.[1] The Key West Heritage House, purchased by Jessie Porter in 1934 and opened as a museum in 1995, closed on April 17, 2010. [2]

Once the home of Key West hostess and preservationist Jessie Porter, the Heritage House contains hundreds of mementos from Key West's early days, when shipwreck salvaging made it the richest city per capita in the United States. Visitors learn about the property's role as a gathering place for literary luminaries including Thornton Wilder, Tennessee Williams, Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Frost.[3]

Starting in 1945, poet Robert Frost spent 16 consecutive winters in the cottage behind the house, which now bears his name. [4]


References

  1. ^ Sanchez, Natalie (24 January 2013). "The Key West Heritage House Museum".
  2. ^ Kinney, Sean. "Key West's Heritage House, Robert Frost cottage closing". TripAdvisor.
  3. ^ "KEY WEST HISTORY LIVES IN ISLAND'S MANY MUSEUMS". The Florida Keys & Key West. The Monroe County Tourist Development Council.
  4. ^ O'Hara, Timothy. "Heritage House museum closes". keysnews.com.


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