This house at 405 University Avenue dates back to 1855. It sits on land that was donated in 1841 to build the state univesity in Oxford. In 1865, after the Civil War ended, a community Christmas tree was erected in the home's parlor "in memory" of the fallen soldiers. For that reason it is called the Memory House to this day. William Faulkner's brother, John, lived in this house until it was purchased and donated the University in 1992.