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The Andalusia farm complex is open on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays,
Fridays, and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. or by appointment seven days a week. Visitors will see the main house, including O’Connor’s room, the dining room, kitchen, and sitting room. They may also watch the movie adaptation of O’Connor’s story, "The Displaced Person," which was filmed on location at Andalusia by the Public Broadcasting System in 1976. There is also a gift shop in the main house featuring several unique souvenirs along with books by O’Connor and about her work. Visitors are encouraged to walk around the farm complex to see the dairy workers’ house, the barns, water tower, storage shed, and several other outbuildings.
Field trip tours can be arranged by calling 478-454-4029 or by sending a message to wiseblood@andalusiafarm.org .
Map of the farm complex
Target Corporation sponsors a program awarding educators grants of $1,000 each to fund a field trip for their students. Perhaps you could get a grant to bring your students to Andalusia! Check out their website here for more information and let us know how we can assist you.
Andalusia is located on U.S. Highway 441 North (2628 North Columbia Street), a quarter-mile north of the Wal-Mart shopping center in Milledgeville, Georgia. Although the entrance is narrow and easy to miss, the driveway can easily accommodate school buses and motor coaches. There is ample space for buses to circle around in the barn complex area, and there is plenty of room for parking behind the main house. Visit Directions page for details.
O'Connor's Childhood Home
Did you know that Flannery O'Connor's Childhood Home in Savannah is also open for tours? O'Connor lived in the house at 207 East Charlton Street from 1925 until 1938. Today, it is maintained partly as a memorial to her and partly as a literary center for Savannah. It is also the location for a fall and spring lecture series as well as other special events. Visit them on the web in here for more information.
Other sites of interest in Milledgeville
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