Ernest Hemingway lived at Finca Vigia outside Havana for over 20 years . One of the people who came to the house 's rescue was Jenny Phillips , the granddaughter of Maxwell Perkins , the editor who first pushed for Hemingway 's work to be published and worked with the writer for the rest of his life . The house was built in the early 1900s by Hemingway's father and his brother Hadley to serve as their summer home after they moved from New York City to Cuba. Despite its popularity , Finca Vigia nearly fell victim to Cuba 's humid , hurricane-prone environment . A team is navigating U.S. embargo restrictions to bring restoration experts to the project .
Ernest Hemingway lived at Finca Vigia outside Havana for over 20 years . The house was built in the early 1900s by Hemingway's father and his brother Hadley to serve as their summer home after they moved from New York City to Cuba. Despite its popularity , Finca Vigia nearly fell victim to Cuba 's humid , hurricane-prone environment . A team is navigating U.S. embargo restrictions to bring restoration experts to the project .