HAVANA, June 2 (UPI) -- Author Ernest Hemingway's Cuban home is deteriorating and needs immediate attention, a U.S. historic preservation group said Thursday.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation placed the Hemingway abode on its list of 11 endangered sites along with the Catholic churches of greater Boston and King Island, Alaska.
Hemingway's house is the only site listed outside the United States.
Hemingway lived at Finca Vigia or "Lookout Farm" from 1939-1960 and penned classics there like "For Whom the Bell Tolls" and "The Old Man and the Sea."
"Ernest Hemingway is one of the world's most celebrated authors, and Finca Vigia is the home he loved best," said Richard Moe, president of the National Trust. "Even though it stands on foreign soil, this house is part of the shared cultural heritage that defines us as Americans."
The structure has fallen into disarray, however, and is in need of numerous repairs.
A group of U.S. and Cuban engineers are scheduled to formulate a plan for saving the house this summer.
