Listed below are notable or preserved private residences in the United States of significant American writers. These writers' homes, where many Pulitzer Prize-winning books were written, also inspired the settings of many notable poems, short stories and novels.
Alabama Writer Image Residence Years Coordinates NotesF. Scott Fitzgerald The Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald Museum 1931–1932 Montgomery Fitzgerald worked on the novel Tender Is The Night in this house. This is the last home the Fitzeralds lived together as a family. Truman Capote The Faulk home site 1927–1933 Monroeville Capote lived with his mother's relatives in the Faulk home from 1927 to 1933 and spent several summers here after 1933.
California Writer Image Residence Years Coordinates NotesRobinson Jeffers Tor House 1919–1962 Carmel Jeffers wrote all his major works of poetry in this house.Jack London Wolf house and ranch 1905–1913 Glen Ellen London's most famous novel is The Call of the Wild. The 26-room mansion, which London had built, was destroyed in a fire in 1913 shortly before London and his wife were to occupy the house. Eugene O'Neill O'Neill home 1937–1944 Danville O'Neill wrote several plays in this house, including The Iceman Cometh and A Moon for the Misbegotten.McKinney, John. California's National Parks: A Day Hiker's Guide. Berkeley, CA: Wilderness Press, 2005: 136–137. Upton Sinclair Sinclair house 1942–1966 Monrovia Sinclair, who won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1943, wrote many of his later novels in this house.John Steinbeck Steinbeck house 1902–1919 Salinas Steinbeck's birthplace and childhood home. He completed The Red Pony and Tortilla Flat here in the 1930s.
Connecticut Writer Image Residence Years Coordinates NotesEugene O'Neill Monte Cristo Cottage 1900–1920 New London O'Neill's summer childhood home and setting of two of his plays.Mark Twain (1) Twain House 1874–1891 Hartford Twain wrote many of his most popular novels in this house. Harriet Beecher Stowe (1) Stowe House 1873–1896 Hartford Stowe spent the last 23 years of her life in this house. Stowe is best remembered for her influential and best selling antil-slavery novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852).Wolfe Boynton, Cynthia. Remarkable Women of Hartford. Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2014: 33. Noah Webster Webster house 1758–1774 West Hartford Webster's birthplace. He lived in the house until he left for college.
Florida Writer Image Residence Years Coordinates NotesErnest Hemingway Key West house1931–1939 Key West Hemingway wrote several of his best-selling novels in this house, including To Have and Have Not. The site is also known for its dozens of six-toed cats, known locally as Hemingway cats.Zora Neale Hurston Zora Neale Hurston House1957–1960 Fort Pierce The only surviving home of Hurston, legendary writer of the Harlem Renaissance. Her published work includes Their Eyes Were Watching God and Moses, Man of the Mountain.Jack Kerouac Jack Kerouac House 1957–1958 Orlando American novelist and poet of the Beat Generation, Kerouac wrote The Dharma Bums in this small cottage.Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Cross Creek house 1929–1953 Cross Creek The Pulitzer Prize winning novel, The Yearling, was written by Rawlings in her Florida cracker-style house.
Georgia Name Image Residence Years Coordinates Notes Joel Chandler Harris Wren's Nest 1881–1908 Atlanta Harris is the author of the legendary Uncle Remus tales. Carson McCullers (1) Carson McCullers Childhood Home 1917–1934 Columbus Born Lula Carson Smith, McCullers gained literary acclaim at the young age of 23 with her first novel, The Heart is a Lonely Hunter. The writer's childhood home is now owned by Columbus State University. Margaret Mitchell Margaret Mitchell House and Museum 1925–1932 Atlanta Mitchell wrote the Pulitzer Prize winning-novel Gone with the Wind here. Flannery O'Connor (1) O'Connor Childhood Home 1925–1938Savannah Birthplace of O'Connor; the museum is open to the public. Flannery O'Connor (2) Andalusia farm1951–1964 Milledgeville This area of Georgia was the setting for many of O'Connor's short stories.
Illinois Name Image Residence Years Coordinates Notes Ernest Hemingway Birthplace of Ernest Hemingway 1899–1905 Oak Park Birthplace and childhood home of legendary American novelist and journalist who was awarded the 1954 Nobel Prize in Literature. The house is also a museum open to the public. Vachel Lindsay Vachel Lindsay House 1879–1931 Springfield American poet known for his performance poetry. Carl Sandburg Carl Sandburg State Historic Site 1878–1896 Galesburg Birthplace of the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and biographer.
Louisiana Name Image Place Years Coordinates Notes John Kennedy Toole Toole-Hecker House 1937–1969New Orleans Toole lived in this house his entire life; currently a private residence, though a bronze plaque outside the house denotes its history.New Orleans Historic District Landmarks Commission Landmark Nomination Report for 7632 Hampson Street. Submitted October 4, 2023. Accessed digitally May 13, 2026. Robert Penn Warren Robert Penn Warren House 1941–1942Prairieville The private residence, known as Twin Oaks, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Maine Name Image Residence Years Coordinates Notes Stephen King Stephen and Tabitha King home 1980–present Bangor Home of best-selling author of horror novels including Carrie and The Shining, this Victorian mansion lies in Bangor's Whitney Park Historic District. Sarah Orne Jewett Jewett-Eastman House 1850-? South Berwick Jewett's childhood home. She is best known for "The Country of the Pointed Firs" (1896) and “A White Heron,” (1886). Harriet Beecher Stowe (2) Stowe House 1850–1852 Brunswick Stowe wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin" (1852) in this house. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Wadsworth-Longfellow House 1807–1842 Portland Childhood home of legendary American poet, whose work includes "Paul Revere's Ride" and "The Song of Hiawatha".
Maryland Name Image Residence Years Coordinates Notes H.L. Mencken H. L. Mencken House 1883–1956 Baltimore The house was opened to the public in 2019. Rachel Carson (1) Carson House, Colesville 1956–1964 Colesville Carson wrote her legendary work, "Silent Spring", in this house in 1962. Edgar Allan Poe Poe House, Baltimore 1833–1835 Baltimore Poe moved into his aunt Elizabeth's rental house in 1833 after he graduated from Westpoint Military Academy. Gertrude Stein David Bachrach House 1892 Baltimore The Bachrach house, also known as the Gertrude Stein house, is not open to the public. Stein was a niece of Mrs. David Bachrach.
Massachusetts Name Image Residence Years Location Notes Virginia Lee BurtonVirginia Lee Burton Writing Cottage 1964–1968 Gloucester Burton used the cabin for her writing, illustration, and printmaking. As leader of the Folly Cove Designers, Burton taught printmaking at the cottage and nearby art center. In 2017, the cottage was moved from its original location to the grounds of the Lanesville Community Center and refurbished; it is now open to the public.Enos, Caroline. "'Little House' finds a forever home in Lanesville". Wicked Local. Published August 3, 2018. Accessed June 3, 2026. It is Burton's only Gloucester residence open to the public. E. E. Cummings E. E. Cummings House 1894–1917Cambridge The childhood home of the author and poet, Cummings lived here until he graduated from Harvard University in 1917. Edward Gorey The Elephant House 1986–2000 Cape Cod The house is a museum displaying Gorey's life and work. Emily Dickinson Emily Dickinson Museum 1855–1886 Amherst After Dickinson's death, 1800 poems were discovered in her room by her sister, Lavinia. Louisa May Alcott (1) The Wayside formerly known as 'Hillside' 1844–1848 Concord Alcott used many of the experiences she and her sisters shared in this house in her book, Little Women. Nathaniel Hawthorne purchased the house from the Alcotts when they moved to Boston in 1848. Louisa May Alcott (2) Orchard House 1858–1877 Concord This home is adjacent to Nathaniel Hawthorne's home, The Wayside. Alcott wrote Little Women in this house (1868–1869). Ralph Waldo Emerson Ralph Waldo Emerson House 1835–1882 Concord American essayist, philosopher and poet, Emerson and his wife moved to this house after their wedding. He lived here the rest of his life. Henry Longfellow Longfellow National Historic Site 1843–1882 Cambridge Before poet Longfellow resided here, it was the first headquarters of George Washington during the American Revolution. Longfellow lived in the house for almost 50 years. Herman Melville Arrowhead (Herman Melville House) 1850–1863 Pittsfield Melville wrote his most famous novels at Arrowhead. Nathaniel Hawthorne (1) Nathaniel Hawthorne Birthplace 1804–1808 Salem Hawthorne and his mother moved from the house after his father died in 1808. Nathaniel Hawthorne (2) The Wayside 1852–1869 Concord Wayside was the home to Hawthorne, Louisa May Alcott and Margaret Sidney. Hawthorne wrote The Scarlet Letter and the House of the Seven Gables here. Henry David Thoreau Thoreau–Alcott House 1850–1862 Concord Thoreau moved to the house with his family in 1850 and lived here until his death. The house is privately owned. Edith Wharton The Mount 1902–1911 Lenox Wharton designed both the house and garden, inspired by works of art.
Michigan Name Image Residence Years Coordinates Notes Ernest Hemingway Windemere Cottage 1900–1921 Petoskey The cottage was used during Hemingway's childhood as his family's summer home. Hemingway and his first wife, Hadley Richardson spent their honeymoon in the cottage. It is a private residence. Theodore Roethke Roethke Houses 1911–1925 Saginaw The house at 1759 Gratiot was known as The Stone House and was built by Roethke's uncle Carl. The house next door, at 1805 Gratiot, is Roethke's childhood home, and was built by his father, Otto. Roethke's sister, June, lived in the house until her death in 1997.
Minnesota Name Image Residence Years Coordinates Notes F. Scott Fitzgerald F. Scott Fitzgerald House 1918–1920Saint Paul Fitzgerald re-wrote the draft of his first novel, This Side of Paradise in this house. Sinclair Lewis Sinclair Lewis Boyhood Home 1889–1902Sauk Centre Lewis's boyhood home. He is the first American to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Mississippi Name Image Residence Years Coordinates Notes William Faulkner Rowan Oak 1930–1962Oxford Faulkner did many of the renovations on the house. The penciled plot of his Pulitzer Prize–winning novel A Fable, can still be seen on the plaster walls of his office. Eudora Welty Eudora Welty House 1925–2001Jackson Welty's parents built the house in 1925. This is where she lived here for nearly 80 years, entertained friends and family, worked in her garden and wrote her award-winning novels and short stories.
Missouri Name Image Residence Years Coordinates Notes Maya Angelou Maya Angelou Birthplace 1928–1931 St. Louis The birthplace of writer Maya Angelou. Kate Chopin Kate Chopin House (St. Louis, Missouri) 1928–1931 St. Louis American author best known for her novel, The Awakening (1899). Mark Twain (2) Mark Twain boyhood home 1844–1853Hannibal Twain's life in Hannibal inspired his writing of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer. Laura Ingalls Wilder Laura Ingalls Wilder House 1896–1957Mansfield Wilder wrote the Little House on the Prairie books while living in the house.
Nebraska Name Image Place Years Coordinates Notes Willa Cather (1) Willa Cather House 1883–1890Red Cloud Cather's childhood home. Her first two homes, the Willa Cather Birthplace and Willow Shade are in Virginia. She lived in the Nebraska home until she left for college in 1890.
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