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Historic Homes
ROWAN OAK
Home to William Faulkner and his family for over 40 years, Rowan Oak was originally built in 1844 and stands on over 29 acres of land just south of the Square in Oxford. It is a primitive Greek Revival house built by Robert Sheegog. Rowan Oak was the family home of the Faulkners until 1962, the year of William Faulkner’s death. In 1972, Jill Faulkner Summers sold the house to the University of Mississippi to secure it as a place for people worldwide to learn about her father and his work.
Kid-Friendly Features: Large grounds, Bailey Woods walking trail nearby, bathrooms on-site. Parts of the house may be stroller-inaccessible
Admission: $5.00 for home tour (CASH ONLY)
The grounds are free to visit and are open dawn till dusk every day.
Non-Summer Hours:
Tuesday–Saturday: 10am – 4pm
Sunday: 1pm – 4pm
CLOSED every Monday.
Summer Hours: June 1 through August 1, Monday through Saturday, 10am-6pm, and Sunday 1pm-6pm
Holiday schedules: Closed on: July 4th, Thanksgiving, December 24, 25, 31, and January 1.
Address: 916 Old Taylor Rd, Oxford, MS 38655
Phone: (662) 234-3284
photos courtesy of Kid-Friendly Mississippi
L.Q.C. LAMAR HOUSE
The Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar House is a historic house museum at 616 North 14th Street in Oxford, Mississippi. Its mission is “to interpret the life and career of the distinguished 19th-century statesman L.Q.C. Lamar within the context of his times and to encourage the ideal of statesmanship in the 21st century”. The house was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1975.
Admission: Free
Hours:
Friday: 1-4 PM
Saturday: 1-4 PM
Sunday: 1-4 PM
Address: 616 N 14th St, Oxford, MS 38655
Phone: (662) 259-0085
photo courtesy of Marilyn Innman