Rowan Oak, Home of William Faulkner
Home to William Faulkner and his family for over 40 years, Rowan Oak was originally built in 1844, and occupies over 29 acres of land just south of the Square in Oxford, MS. The clapboard house had no electricity, plumbing or even sound construction when Faulkner bought it in 1930. The writer did much of…