National Historic Landmark · single-family detached home · Jackson, Mississippi

Welty, Eudora, House

United States historic place in Jackson, Mississippi. Built 1925 by Wyatt C. Hedrick. Added to the National Register in 2002, and a National Historic Landmark.

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 6 in the Commons category

What it is

Wikipedia · Eudora Welty House

The Eudora Welty House & Garden is a historic house museum located at 1119 Pinehurst Street in Jackson, Mississippi. It was the home of author Eudora Welty for nearly 80 years.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address1119 Pinehurst St., Jackson, MS
CountyHinds County
ListedNov 21, 2002
Reference number02001388
Built1925
ArchitectWyatt C. Hedrick
Type of placesingle-family detached home
StyleTudor Revival architecture
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark, Mississippi Landmark
Contributing resources2 buildings, 1 sites
StandingYes

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
Address1119 Pinehurst St., Jackson, MS
Coordinates32.31701, -90.17025 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitMedgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument · 3 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyShockaloe Trail Bc 1 36 mi
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Why you would stay

Reference

Exists because it is true

Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 02001388. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.