The Harry S Truman Little White House -  Built in 1890 the house was originally used by senior officers from the naval base. In 1918 the inventor Thomas Edison lived there for six months whilst designing weapons for the war effort. Beginning in November 1946,President Truman used this house for 175 days as his Winter White House during his administration of 1945 -1953. He spent 11 working vacations here and the building became known as the Little White House. President Dwight Eisenhower used the house for meetings in December 1955 and January 1956 while he recovered from a heart attack. President John F. Kennedy used this site for a summit meeting with British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan on March 26, 1961 just 23 days before the Bay of Pigs. On November 26,1962 he returned following the Cuban missile crisis for an inspection tour. Today the house is owned by the state of Florida and it is open for visits by the general public.