Paul in Jacksonville
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings won a Pulitzer Prize in 1939 for her book titled The Yearling. She lived for 25 years in her home in Cross Creek, Florida. The property was a working orange grove at the time. The home is now a national landmark. She authored dozens of short stories and several novels while living there. Her two best known novels, The Yearling (1946) and Cross Creek (1983) were both made into films. Many consider The Yearling to now be a Hollywood classic. The admission price to the grounds is $3 per carload. Private tours of the house are offered at 5 different times throughout the day, and the tour is included in the admission charge. If you ever find yourself in the Gainesville, Florida area, it’s well worth carving out a few hours to visit the house.
Sign just past the entrance gate to the property.