Landmarks by Year

2004 Dedications

• Tennessee Williams house, residence of playwright Tennessee Williams from 1949 to 1983, Key West, FL. Dedicated January 16, 2004. Partners: Florida Center for the Book
• Casa Genotta, the Eugene O’Neill house, where O’Neill lived with his wife from 1931 to 1936 during which time he completed two plays, Ah Wilderness! and Days Without End. Sea Island, GA. Dedicated February 27, 2004. Partners: St. Simons Island Public Library
• Marshall, Oklahoma home of Angie Debo (1890-1988), daughter of sodbusters, courageous scholar, first lady of Oklahoma history. This town served as the subject of Prairie City, Debo’s literary gift to her family and community. Marshall, OK. Dedicated April 17, 2004. Partners: Oklahoma State University Library and Friends of Libraries in Oklahoma, FOLIO
• Matilda Moseley Home. Site of the home of the childhood best friend of Zora Neale Hurston who, throughout her writings, celebrates the rich culture of Eatonville as representative of rural, southern African-descended folks. Eatonville, FL. Dedicated June 28, 2004. Partners: Black Caucus of the American Library Association
• The Tennessee Williams Visitors Center. Author, playwright, and poet Thomas Lanier “Tennessee” Williams (1911-1983), was born in Columbus, Mississippi. In tribute to his life and writings, this site, formerly the rectory of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, was dedicated a Literary Landmark. Columbus, MS. Dedicated September 10, 2004. Partners: The Friends of the Columbus-Lowndes Public Library and the Tennessee Williams Tribute Committee
• The Langhorne House. In tribute to the lives and accomplishments of Irene Langhorne Gibson (1873-1956, “The Gibson Girl”) and Nancy Langhorne Astor (1879-1964, “Lady Astor”), and their families, this site was dedicated a Literary Landmark. Danville, VA. Dedicated September 18, 2004. Partners: Friends of the Danville Public Library and the Langhorne House Foundation
• 481 Laurel Avenue, the birthplace on September 24, 1896 of novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald, who is internationally renowned for such works as The Great Gatsby, Tender is the Night, and This Side of Paradise. Saint Paul, MN. Dedicated September 24, 2004. Partners: The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library
• Theodore Roethke House. Birthplace, childhood home, and lifelong inspiration for this Pulitzer prize-winning poet, esteemed teacher, and mentor. Saginaw, MI. Dedicated September 29, 2004. Partners: Michigan Center for the Book and the Library of Michigan
• Oklahoma State University Library. The home of the literary papers of Angie Debo (1890-1988), daughter of sodbusters, noted author, courgeous scholar, champion for justice, passionate advocate for Native American rights, and first lady of Oklahoma history. Stillwater, OK. Dedicated October 1, 2004. Partners: Oklahoma State University Library and Friends of Libraries in Oklahoma, FOLIO
• Rome/Floyd County Library. Ann Cornelisen, author of Torregreca: Life, Death, and Miracles and other works ardently and generously supported this library as a Friend of the Library and a benefactor from 1969 to 2003. Rome, GA. Dedicated November 12, 2004. Partners: The Friends of the Library and Sara Hightower Regional Library