Rowan Oak

Rowan Oak Historic Home of Nobel Prize-winning author, William Faulkner. House admission is $5 per person, *cash only*. Limited unpaved parking is available on site.

Rowan Oak is open to the public year-round Tuesday through Saturday 10:00am-4:00pm, Sunday 1:00pm-4:00pm, Closed on Mondays. Rowan Oak Summer Hours (June and July) are
Tuesday through Saturday 10:00am-5:00pm, Sunday 1:00pm-5:00pm

The grounds of Rowan Oak and the Bailey Woods Trail are open without charge from dawn to dusk daily. Visitors under 12, UM museum members, Ole Miss students, faculty, an

d staff are free. Tour groups of 10 or more, school groups, and handicapped visitors should call 662-234-3284 to make arrangements in advanced. Directions: Rowan Oak's entrance is located at the bend of Old Taylor Rd. From the unpaved parking area, walk through the yard or follow the gravel driveway to the house.

Random shoutout to another Oxford literary legend, Larry Brown. Go check out his new sculpture by Bill Beckwith in Morga...
09/08/2026

Random shoutout to another Oxford literary legend, Larry Brown. Go check out his new sculpture by Bill Beckwith in Morgan Family Park— the former location of Oxford’s Fire Station No. 1, where Brown served as a firefighter for 17 years before pursuing his writing career full-time. Beckwith also created the sculpture of William Faulkner on a bench in front of Oxford’s City Hall.

Back to regular degular hours y’all. Tuesday-Saturday 10-4* and Sunday 1-4* 🍄🍄‍🟫
01/08/2026

Back to regular degular hours y’all. Tuesday-Saturday 10-4* and Sunday 1-4* 🍄🍄‍🟫

Hey y’all, the house and grounds will be CLOSED TOMORROW from 10am-12pm for a private event. We will resume hours at 12p...
16/07/2026

Hey y’all, the house and grounds will be CLOSED TOMORROW from 10am-12pm for a private event. We will resume hours at 12pm and be open as usual until 5pm.

Getting all acquainted with the magnolia blossoms this afternoon🕊️
12/07/2026

Getting all acquainted with the magnolia blossoms this afternoon🕊️

Hey y’all, beginning Tuesday, September 1st, our admission fee will increase to $10.00 per person. FREE admission remain...
10/07/2026

Hey y’all, beginning Tuesday, September 1st, our admission fee will increase to $10.00 per person. FREE admission remains for children 12 and under, UM students, faculty, and staff, as well as UM Museum members.

This price increase will help Rowan Oak grow for years to come! Thank you all for your understanding and continuing support. We look forward to your visits❤️📚

Luna Moth has returned for its annual front door visit 🌕💚
09/07/2026

Luna Moth has returned for its annual front door visit 🌕💚

Rowan Oak’s central AC has been restored today!❄️ It’s beyond coincidence that on this day in 1962, Mrs. Faulkner instal...
08/07/2026

Rowan Oak’s central AC has been restored today!❄️

It’s beyond coincidence that on this day in 1962, Mrs. Faulkner installed this AC unit in her room (the day after William Faulkner’s funeral). Her husband disliked air conditioning and said that it was “doing away with the weather.” 🙃🥵

On this day in 1962, William Faulkner died at the age of 64. His funeral was held the next day in the parlor of Rowan Oa...
06/07/2026

On this day in 1962, William Faulkner died at the age of 64. His funeral was held the next day in the parlor of Rowan Oak.

In a letter to Malcom Cowley in 1949, just a few months before receiving the Nobel Prize in Literature, he wrote what he had in mind for his epitaph:

“It is my ambition to be, as a private individual, abolished and voided from history, leaving it markless, no refuse save the printed books; I wish I had enough sense to see ahead thirty years ago, and like some of the Elizabethans, not signed them. It is my aim, and every effort bent, that the sum and history of my life, which in the same sentence is my obit and epitaph too, shall be them both: He made the books and he died.”

Rowan Oak is CLOSED today and tomorrow for the holiday. Open Sunday 1pm-5pm!🇺🇸
03/07/2026

Rowan Oak is CLOSED today and tomorrow for the holiday. Open Sunday 1pm-5pm!🇺🇸

01/07/2026

Rowan Oak’s AC is OUT y’all 🥵 For now, visitors will have a bit more of an authentic experience…Sorry for the inconvenience!

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Opening Hours

Tuesday 10:00 - 16:00
Wednesday 10:00 - 16:00
Thursday 10:00 - 16:00
Friday 10:00 - 16:00
Saturday 10:00 - 16:00
Sunday 13:00 - 16:00

Telephone

+16622343284

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