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In 1972, his daughter, Jill Faulkner Summers, sold the house to the University Of Mississippi . The University maintains the home in order to promote Faulkner's literary heritage. Tours are available. The home has been visited by such writers as John Updike , Czeslaw Milosz , Charles Simic , Richard Ford , James Lee Burke , Bei Dao , Charles Wright , Charles Frazier , Alice Walker , the Coen Brothers , Bobbie Ann Mason , and others. Writer Mark Richard once repaired a faulty doorknob on the French door to Faulkner's study. Rowan Oak is a National Historic Landmark and subject to the laws that govern them. After its most recent renovations, some of which were funded by part-time Oxford resident and Ole Miss law school alumnus, John Grisham , Rowan Oak was rededicated on May 1 , 2005 . The current curator of Rowan Oak is Bill Griffith. Past curators include the novelists Howard Bahr and Cynthia Shearer . Check the Rowan Oak website below for hours. EXTERNAL LINKS
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