Flannery O'Connor Childhood Home

[2] Her mother Regina was concerned about mosquitoes and occasionally put her daughter in a "Kiddie's Coop", a protective screened-in crib or box for infants and toddlers.

[3] At six years old, she became somewhat of a local celebrity when the Pathé News reported on how "Little Mary O'Connor" had trained a chicken.

"[4] While living here, O'Connor regularly attended mass at the nearby Cathedral of St. John the Baptist.

[7] Today, in addition to serving as a museum, the house hosts several events and programs throughout the year.

It is free and open to the public, and is endowed "in memory of the brothers Terry and Ashley Ursrey, native Georgians who, like Flannery O'Connor, were lifelong devotees of all things Southern, particularly the art of storytelling.