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Eudora Welty House
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Eudora Welty House front
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| Location: | 1119 Pinehurst Street, Jackson, Mississippi |
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| Built: | 1925 |
| Architect: | Wyatt C. Hedrick |
| Architectural style: | Tudor Revival |
| Governing body: | State |
| NRHP Reference#: | 02001388 |
| USMS #: | 049-JAC-5917-NHL-ML |
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| Added to NRHP: | November 21, 2002[2] |
| Designated NHL: | August 18, 2004[3] |
| Designated USMS: | September 21, 2001[1] |
The Eudora Welty House in Jackson, Mississippi was the home of author Eudora Welty for nearly 80 years. It was built by her parents in 1925.[4] In it she did all her writing, in an upstairs bedroom. Welty created the garden over decades. The house was first declared a Mississippi Landmark in 2001,[1] added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002,[2] and declared a National Historic Landmark in 2004.[3][5] This was part of a raised awareness of the significance of authors and literary life in the United States.
The house was restored by the Eudora Welty Foundation and State of Mississippi. In 2006 the house and garden were opened to the public as a museum.[6] 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.[7]
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