Eudora Welty House
The Eudora Welty House & Garden, at 1119 Pinehurst Street in Jackson, Mississippi, was the home of author Eudora Welty for nearly 80 years. It was built by her parents in 1925. Welty and her mother built and tended to the garden located at the side and back of the home over decades. Welty could often be found writing in her bedroom or on the porch, which frequently hosted her peers in writing. The house was first declared a Mississippi Landmark in 2001, added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002, and declared a National Historic Landmark in 2004.
Eudora Welty House & Garden | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
U.S. National Historic Landmark | |
Mississippi Landmark
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Eudora Welty House & Garden [front] | |
| Location | 1119 Pinehurst Street, Jackson, Mississippi |
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| Coordinates | 32°19′7.7″N 90°10′13.22″W |
| Built | 1925 |
| Architect | Wyatt C. Hedrick |
| Architectural style | Tudor Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 02001388 |
| USMS No. | 049-JAC-5917-NHL-ML |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 21, 2002 |
| Designated NHL | August 18, 2004 |
| Designated USMS | September 21, 2001 |
The house was restored by the Eudora Welty Foundation and the Mississippi Department of Archives and History. In 2006, the house and garden were opened to the public as an author's house museum. The renovation of the house and garden is part of a larger effort to celebrate and promote Mississippi's literary heritage as a means of developing tourism to the state. In 2009, the Education and Visitors Center was opened next door at 1109 Pinehurst Street. There, visitors can purchase tickets to tour the Welty House, see a selection of Welty's literary awards, and explore exhibits based on the author's memoir, One Writer's Beginnings.