Rowan Oak

Beautiful house and land! We were able to walk the grounds even though the house itself wasn't open the day we went (a Monday). It was a bit difficult to find though; a little bit off the beaten path. But definitely a special historical landmark.

I visited Rowan Oak a few years ago. Such a beautiful place! I kind of wish I could mimic the decor in my own house.

Entry is $5 cash only. The house is beautiful and smells like a sweet tobacco pipe. Walking the grounds is free and also gorgeous! Enjoy!

You can tour the home of Oxford’s author William Faulkner, Nobel Prize and Pulitzer Prize winning author. Faulkner purchased this home in 1930 and made it his own until his death. He is one of America’s most celebrated authors…with a penchant for extreme detail, circular writing, intricate character descriptions and long complex sentences. In fact, Absalom, Absalom includes the longest sentence in literary history.

You can see where he and Estelle raised their children and made a life for themselves. I loved seeing Faulkner’s own handwriting on the wall, both by the telephone and in an upstairs room where he outlined A Fable, the story for which he won the Pulitzer.

There are not an exceptional number of oak trees on the property – primarily cedar. But look as you may, you won’t find a single Rowan Oak – it’s a mythical tree. Anther fun fact: the plethora of Cypress you see here and around Oxford are from a time passed when people didn’t know where malaria came from…they just knew it wasn’t happening in the mountains. Perhaps, they thought, it didn’t happen there because of the smell coming from the Cypress, and so they planted hundreds! And they are lovely.

Interesting grounds with a short trail and room to walk the yard. Been twice with no interest in entering home. There is a fee to enter.

Beautiful home and grounds to tour. Love the history here.

Rich in history with lovely grounds & a beautiful home to tour.