 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, Solomon Kane, Kull of Atlantis, Sailor Steve Costigan, and others.[2][3] Howard was notable for his contributions to Weird Tales and other magazines as well as his close collaborations and friendship with famous author and editor H. P. Lovecraft. His work is considered critical to Working-Class Literature and the preservation of American Folk-tales, especially in relation to Texan literature and regional Tall Tale methods. The structure was added to the National Register of Historic Places listings in Callahan County, Texas in 1994.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Howard's Heroes". Conan Properties International. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
- ^ Dreher, Rod (12 February 1997). "A Writer Loves and Dies in Texas". Sun Sentinel. Archived from the original on July 18, 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2012.