Ernie Pyle House/Library, National Historic Landmark journalist house in Albuquerque, United States.
The Ernie Pyle House is a white single-story residence with wooden siding that now serves as a public library branch. The building displays exhibitions about Pyle's career as a war correspondent while also offering books and digital resources to the community.
The house was built in 1940 as the private residence of Pulitzer Prize winner Ernie Pyle. It became Albuquerque's first library branch in 1948 and has served as a cultural landmark ever since.
The house tells the story of Pyle's work covering conflicts and shows how his reporting touched people's lives. Visitors see personal items and photographs that document his everyday experiences while reporting from war zones.
The house sits at the southeast corner of Girard Boulevard and Santa Monica Avenue in southern Albuquerque. Its interior keeps the original room layout of a 1940 home, so the book collection and Pyle memorabilia are spread through former living rooms and bedrooms rather than a purpose-built hall. The attached garage, converted to a guest bedroom in 1941, is part of the building.
The picket fence along the south edge of the property was built by Pyle himself and appears in some of his columns, which mention the "little white house and picket fence" in Albuquerque. The grave marker of his dog Cheetah is also kept on the grounds.
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