Rowan Oak

Rowan Oak was the home of author William Faulkner in Oxford, Mississippi. It is a primitive Greek Revival house originally built in 1844 for Robert B Sheegog, an Irish immigrant farmer from Tennessee.

Photo: Jameslwoodward, CC BY 2.5.

Type: Historic building
Description: William Faulkner’s former home in Oxford, Mississippi
Also known as: “William Faulkner House”
Address: 916 Old Taylor Road, Oxford, MS 38655

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include University of Mississippi Museum and Vaught–Hemingway Stadium.

University of Mississippi Museum

Museum

Photo: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The University of Mississippi Museum and Historic Houses is a museum and two historic houses owned and operated by the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi. University of Mississippi Museum is situated 1,600 feet north of Rowan Oak.

Vaught–Hemingway Stadium

Stadium

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

Vaught–Hemingway Stadium is an outdoor athletic stadium located in University, Mississippi, United States. The stadium serves as the home for the University of Mississippi Rebels college football team. Vaught–Hemingway Stadium is situated 3,000 feet west of Rowan Oak.

Lyric Theater

Theater building

The Lyric is a historical theater located in Oxford, Mississippi at 1006 Van Buren Avenue that hosts a wide variety of acts. Lyric Theater is situated 2,600 feet northeast of Rowan Oak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oxford.

Oxford

Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Oxford is a historic, picturesque town in North Central Mississippi. With its scenic town square, acclaimed restaurants, unique boutiques, oak-shaded neighborhoods, and friendly people, Oxford is the model Southern town.

Rowan Oak

Categories: single-family detached home, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Lafayette County, Mississippi, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

34.35983° or 34° 21′ 35″ north

Longitude

-89.52474° or 89° 31′ 29″ west

Open location code

866G9F5G+W4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 318287795

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=building

Wikidata ID

Q7371803

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Serbo-Croatian—“Rowan Oak” goes by many names.

Chinese: “山楸橡树”
Japanese: “ローアン・オーク”
Serbo-Croatian: “Rowan Oak”

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