Rowan Oak, Old Taylor Road, Oxford, Lafayette County, MS

Significance: From 1930 until his death, this two story Greek Revival structure was the residence of William Faulkner (1897-1962). Through stories and novels dealing with the decay and sterility of the old aristocracy, the crassness and amorality of the rising commericial class, the burden of guilt in race relations, the endurance and courage of the downtrodden Negro, and the incompatability of nature and organized society, Faulkner is credited with creating a parable of the Deep South. For his accumulated work, he received the Nobel Prize (1950), as well as the Pulitzer Prize (1955 & 1963).
Survey number: HABS MS-248
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 68000028