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The Robert E. Howard Museum is located at the junction of
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and Avenue J in Cross Plains, in the county of
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, in the U.S. state of
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. The museum was the family home of author
Robert E. Howard Robert Ervin Howard (January 22, 1906June 11, 1936) was an American writer. He wrote pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres. He is well known for his character Conan the Barbarian and is regarded as the father of the sword and sorcery subge ...
, creator of
Conan the Barbarian Conan the Barbarian (also known as Conan the Cimmerian) is a fictional sword and sorcery hero who originated in pulp magazines and has since been adapted to books, comics, films (including '' Conan the Barbarian'' and '' Conan the Destroyer'') ...
. The structure was added to the
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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 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.


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. Visitors to the museum may read Howard's suicide note, a copy of which is on display with his typewriter.


Hours, admission

Admission only by pre-arrangement.


See also

* List of museums in West Texas *
Robert E. Howard bibliography A list of prose works by Robert E. Howard. The works are sorted by genre, by series and then alphabetically. Untitled works and fragments (incomplete and unfinished works) are listed separately by their opening line. Additional information is in ...
*
National Register of Historic Places listings in Callahan County, Texas This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Callahan County, Texas. This is intended to be a complete list of properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Callahan County, Texas. There are two prope ...


References


External links


Robert E. Howard FoundationRobert E. Howard Press Association
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