Falkner House - Oxford, MS
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N 34° 21.823 W 089° 31.164
16S E 268307 N 3805362
The home of William Faulkner's parents
Waymark Code: WMQ271
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 12/05/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member jdwms_1950
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County of marker: Lafayette County
Location of marker: 510 S. Lamar St., Falkner home lawn, Oxford
Marker erected by: Mississippi Department of Archives and History
Date marker erected: 2007

Marker text:

FALKNER HOUSE
Built in 1931 as home of Murray and Maud Falkner, the parents of Noble Prize winning author William Faulkner. The house stands on land purchased in 1898 by J.W.T. Falkner, William Faulkner's grandfather.

Date Installed:: 2007

Organization that placed the object:: Mississippi Department of Archives and History

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