 Front gate of Howard Museum | |
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| Established | 1919 |
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| Location | Jct Fourth St (SH 36) and Ave. J Cross Plains, Texas |
| Coordinates | 32°7′16″N 99°10′18″W / 32.12111°N 99.17167°W |
| Type | House museum |
| Website | The Robert E. Howard Foundation |
Robert E. Howard House | |
 National Register plaque | |
  Robert E. Howard House  Robert E. Howard House | |
| Area | less than one acre |
| NRHP reference No. | 94000984[1] |
| 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.[2] The structure was added to the National Register of Historic Places listings in Callahan County, Texas in 1994.
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 committed suicide in his car in the driveway of the house in 1936. His father sold the house in 1944 to Mrs. Nancy Elizabeth Grisham.[3]
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.[4] The local library extends its hours during the event to make its Howard publications and memorabilia available to the public.[5]
Visitors to the museum may read Howard's suicide note, a copy of which is on display with his typewriter.[6]
Admission only by pre-arrangement.[4]
