The Coast / Savannah

Flannery O'Connor Childhood Home

207 E. Charlton St.
Savannah, GA 31401
912-233-6014

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Front of Home

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North end of double parlor

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Garden designed by Claremont Lee - 1993

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Flannery O'Connor (1925-1964) was the three-time winner of the O. Henry Award and posthumous winner of the National Book Award for Fiction for The Complete Stories. She also wrote the acclaimed novels The Violent Bear It Away and Wise Blood, which was made into a movie by the legendary director John Huston.

Visitors to O'Connor's Childhood Home, one of the few museum houses in the country that is restored to the Depression-era, receive a guided tour that reveals the quiet domestic life of the young Mary Flannery and her family.

Guests can view rare books in our Bruckheimer Library. Visitors can shop for unique books and gifts, also wander in the garden where a five-year old O'Connor famously taught a chicken to walk backwards.

The Flannery O'Connor Childhood Home also offers a variety of free events throughout the year, including free Sunday lecture series in both the spring and the fall, and the Annual Ursrey Memorial Lecture, which has brought Michael Cunningham, Roxanne Gay, and Jaimy Gordon to Savannah.

Info & Amenities

Hours of Operation

Sunday: 1:00PM - 4:00PM
Monday: 1:00PM - 4:00PM
Tuesday: 1:00PM - 4:00PM
Wednesday: 1:00PM - 4:00PM
Friday: 1:00PM - 4:00PM
Saturday: 1:00PM - 4:00PM

Admission & Fees

15 and Under $0.00

Adults $6.00

Students/Active Military $5.00

Facility Amenities

Guided Tours / Guide Available

General Information

Family-friendly, Open Year 'Round

Group Amenities

Group Rates Available, Group Reservations Required , Minimum Group Size

Near Interstate Highway

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Payment Options

Mastercard, Visa

Suitable for Ages

All Ages