As I may have mentioned in previous posts, I love history so I visit a lot of museums. A recent visit to the modest house pictured here, in Cross Plains, Texas (approximately 44 miles from Abilene) provided a very interesting afternoon. This house was the home of author and cult icon Robert E. Howard who died there (in the backyard) in 1936 of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after the death of his mother. It’s now a museum and has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places. It regularly attracts visitors from around the world. The home has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Photos shown here include a view of the room (converted sun porch) where Howard slept and worked, and the words that were found on his typewriter after his death. There’s also a photo of the home’s kitchen, and dining room, where Era Lee Hanke, vice president of Cross Plain’s Project Pride (the organization that rescued and renovated the Howard home) is pictured with some of Robert E. Howard’s school work. Hanke noted that Howard often received less than stellar grades in school – because the teacher didn’t understand his work. All photos by Laura Conner Kestner 
