The building known today as the Little White House inside Truman Annex was built in 1890 to house the Navy base Commandant and his Paymaster. It gained fame as the southern retreat of President Harry Truman when he spent a large amount of time in Key West vacationing. They say he took 11 vacations here totaling 175 days during his presidency after World War Two. 
There are lots of pictures floating around Key West about Truman's life while vacationing. It is said he met his Vice President-Elect Alben Barkley in Key West at the airport dressed in his "Key West Uniform" of brightly colored open neck shirts and the VP was rather taken aback standing there in his Washington DC uniform of wool suit and starched collar.
Apparently life in Key West was quite laid back for the president who walked around town accompanied only by a secret service agent while he got his daily exercise- unthinkable these days. Key West liked Harry Truman enough, and appreciated his visits so much that they renamed Division Street (which divided the city from the open country at that distant time) in his honor.
I arrived too late to get in the house this time but I did get to see the Truman sculpture by sandisle.com a sculpture medium that I find fascinating and quite arresting.
Of course I couldn't pass by this lovely old house without turning scatological for just one minute. 
Really? The restroom sign right at the entrance as you walk in. Too cool. The Little White House has an excellent site to give this old Key West home a proper perspective:
http://www.trumanlittlewhitehouse.com/
There are lots of pictures floating around Key West about Truman's life while vacationing. It is said he met his Vice President-Elect Alben Barkley in Key West at the airport dressed in his "Key West Uniform" of brightly colored open neck shirts and the VP was rather taken aback standing there in his Washington DC uniform of wool suit and starched collar.Apparently life in Key West was quite laid back for the president who walked around town accompanied only by a secret service agent while he got his daily exercise- unthinkable these days. Key West liked Harry Truman enough, and appreciated his visits so much that they renamed Division Street (which divided the city from the open country at that distant time) in his honor.I arrived too late to get in the house this time but I did get to see the Truman sculpture by sandisle.com a sculpture medium that I find fascinating and quite arresting.
Of course I couldn't pass by this lovely old house without turning scatological for just one minute. 
Really? The restroom sign right at the entrance as you walk in. Too cool. The Little White House has an excellent site to give this old Key West home a proper perspective:http://www.trumanlittlewhitehouse.com/
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