Hours
Tuesday - Friday
Tours:   9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., and 3:00 p.m.

Reservations are required for tours.
To schedule a tour, call (601)353-7762 or email weltytours@mdah.state.ms.us.

The house and garden are shown on guided tours only. Allow a minimum of one hour to visit the home and garden. Hours are subject to change.

Please check in at the Education and Visitors Center, at 1109 Pinehurst Street, before beginning your tour.

The Eudora Welty House will be closed to the public from Tuesday, June 23 through Tuesday, June 30 for exhibit installation. Tours will resume Wednesday, July 1.

Directions to the Welty House
      1119 Pinehurst Street, Jackson, Mississippi

• From I-55, take the Fortification Street exit (96C)
• Travel west on Fortification, turning right at the first stop light on Greymont
• Travel north, turning left on Pinehurst Street at the 2nd four-way stop
• The Eudora Welty House is in the 2nd block on the left.

Parking

• If traveling by bus or large van, contact the Welty House prior to your visit for bus and van parking information.
• Please be considerate of Belhaven homeowners by avoiding their driveways.      .

General Information

• Tours through the house are limited to 12 persons.   For groups of 13 or more, please call to see if your group can be accommodated.
• For a complete tour of the house, visitors must be able to climb one flight of stairs. A video of the entire tour is available at the Education and Visitors Center to be viewed by those who are unable to complete the full tour.
• In the garden visitors must be able to negotiate uneven terrains.
• Only service animals are allowed on the premises.  
• Photography is not allowed in the Eudora Welty House.
• Strollers, large bags, or backpacks are not permitted inside the Eudora Welty House.
• In the event of inclement weather, please call to check the status of your tour.

Area Information

• visitjackson.com
• mdah.state.ms.us/welty/index.html
• metrochamber.com
• clarionledger.com
• jacksonartscouncil.org