Front of Eudora Welty’s 1925 Tudor Revival house, a National Historic Landmark in Jackson, Mississippi.
Stacks of books on an antique couch in front of the bookshelves in the Eudora Welty house living room.
Close up of pink tea rose blossom at the Eudora Welty House & Garden with arbor in the background.

Eudora Welty House & Garden

See where the Pulitzer Prize-winning author lived, entertained, and wrote her stories.

House tours are given Tuesday–Friday at 9 & 11 a.m. and 1 & 3 p.m., and Saturdays at 1 & 3 p.m.

RESERVATIONS RECOMMENDED

Step Inside One Writer’s World

Discover what inspired one of America’s most significant authors through guided tours of her home, interpretive museum exhibits, and a walk through her historic botanical garden.

Eudora Welty as a young woman seated behind a large open book, with one arm folded across the pages and one hand at her cheek.
WELTY
Front of the Tudor Revival house next door to the Welty House which serves as the Eudora Welty House & Garden Education and Visitors Center.
THE MUSEUM
Front of Eudora Welty’s Smith-Corona electric typewriter on the wooden desk in her bedroom at the Eudora Welty House & Garden.
THE HOUSE
Two pink and white camellia blossoms at the Eudora Welty House & Garden on a green camellia bush planted by Eudora Welty.
THE GARDEN

Mark Your Calendar

Tuesday, May 27

Yoga in the Welty Garden

Bring your mat for Yoga in the Welty Garden on Tuesday eve

Wednesday, May 28

Welty Wednesdays

Wednesday, May 28

Volunteer in the Welty Garden

Monday, June 2

Welty at Home Virtual Book Club: The Shoe Bird

Mondays in June at Noon CST, we’ll gather to discuss The Shoe Bird, Eudora Welty’s only children’s novel, along

Wednesday, June 4

Volunteer in the Welty Garden

Help Tend the Welty Garden!

Wednesday, June 4

Welty Wednesdays

Thursday, June 5

Storytime on the Side Porch: 100 Years on Pinehurst

This summer’s Storytime on the Side Porch series celebrates 100 years of the Welty House

Monday, June 9

Welty at Home Virtual Book Club: The Shoe Bird

Mondays in June at Noon CST, we’ll gather to discuss The Shoe Bird, Eudora Welty’s only children’s novel, along

Wednesday, June 11

Welty Wednesdays

Wednesday, June 11

Volunteer in the Welty Garden

Thursday, June 12

Storytime on the Side Porch: 100 Years on Pinehurst

Saturday, June 14

Volunteer in the Welty Garden

Monday, June 16

Welty at Home Virtual Book Club: The Shoe Bird

Mondays in June at Noon CST, we’ll gather to discuss The Shoe Bird, Eudora Welty’s only children’s novel, along

Wednesday, June 18

Volunteer in the Welty Garden

Wednesday, June 18

Welty Wednesdays

Thursday, June 19

Storytime on the Side Porch: 100 Years on Pinehurst

Monday, June 23

Welty at Home Virtual Book Club: The Shoe Bird

Mondays in June at Noon CST, we’ll gather to discuss The Shoe Bird, Eudora Welty’s only children’s novel, along

Wednesday, June 25

Volunteer in the Welty Garden

Wednesday, June 25

Welty Wednesdays

Thursday, June 26

Storytime on the Side Porch: 100 Years on Pinehurst

Monday, June 30

Welty at Home Virtual Book Club: The Shoe Bird

Mondays in June at Noon CST, we’ll gather to discuss The Shoe Bird, Eudora Welty’s only children’s novel, along

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