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Location1418 Clouser Ave.,
Orlando, Florida
Coordinates 28°33′52″N81°23′30″W / 28.56444°N 81.39167°W / 28.56444; -81.39167
Built1926
NRHP reference No. 12001254 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 6, 2013

Jack Kerouac House is a national historic site located in Orlando, Florida. Built as a rectangular, one-story, front-gable, Frame Vernacular house, it was the home of the American author and Beat Generation founder Jack Kerouac.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. [2]

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References

  1. "Weekly Highlight: Jack Kerouac House". National Park Service . Retrieved 2014-09-09.
  2. "Jack Kerouac House" (PDF). National Park Service . Retrieved 2014-09-09.