The Southernmost House is a historic mansion in the U.S. city of Key West, in Monroe County, Florida.
It has open-water views, public rooms, two story balconies, and large stained glass windows.
[citation needed] In the 1940s the mansion was operated as a nightclub called "Cafe Cayo Hueso," hosting Ernest Hemingway, Tennessee Williams, Gore Vidal, Truman Capote, Tallulah Bankhead, Gloria Swanson, Louis Armstrong, and Charles Lindbergh.
Hilario Ramos an immigrant from Spain, married into a wealthy family who owned Lopez Wholesale Liquors, a distributor of many brands including Anheuser-Busch products.
Among these are King Juan Carlos of Spain and five American Presidents: Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon and Jimmy Carter.