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Robert E. Howard Museum
Robert E. Howard Museum Front Gate.jpg
Front gate of Howard Museum
Established 1919
Location Jct Fourth St (SH 36) and Ave. J
Cross Plains, Texas
Type House museum
Robert E. Howard House
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National Register plaque
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Area less than one acre
NRHP reference No. 94000984
Added to NRHP August 19, 1994

The Robert E. Howard Museum is located at the junction of Texas State Highway 36 and Avenue J in Cross Plains, in the county of Callahan, in the U.S. state of Texas. The museum was the family home of author Robert E. Howard, creator of Conan the Barbarian. The structure was added to the National Register of Historic Places listings in Callahan County, Texas in 1994.

History

The T-shaped white frame home was built c.1919, by Mr. and Mrs. J.M.Coffman. Dr. Isaac M. Howard and his wife Hester Ervin Howard bought it shortly thereafter. Their son Robert was a teenager when they moved into the home. A bathroom and rear porch were added by Dr. Howard. Robert E. Howard died in 1936. His father sold the house in 1944 to Mrs. Nancy Elizabeth Grisham.

Museum

The amateur Robert E. Howard Press Association and the non-profit Robert E. Howard Foundation sponsor an annual event in June to celebrate the author's legacy. The local library extends its hours during the event to make its Howard publications and memorabilia available to the public.

Hours, admission

Admission only by pre-arrangement.

See also

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