Katherine Mansfield Birthplace

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Katherine Mansfield Birthplace

Katherine Mansfield Birthplace in Thorndon, Wellington
Building information
Town Wellington
Country New Zealand
Coordinates 41°17′04″S 174°46′01″E / -41.28437, 174.76697Coordinates: 41°17′04″S 174°46′01″E / -41.28437, 174.76697
Construction start date 1887

Katherine Mansfield Birthplace was the home of Katherine Mansfield, New Zealand's most famous author. The building, located in Thorndon, is classified as a "Category I" ("places of ‘special or outstanding historical or cultural heritage significance or value") historic place by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust. The Birthplace is open to the public, having been restored and furnished by the Katherine Mansfield Birthplace Society Incorporated.

The land for the building was originally owned by Charles Clifford. Katherine Mansfield recreated memories of her childhood home in her short stories The Aloe, Prelude, A Birthday, The Doll’s House, and The Wind Blows. Mansfield described the house as a 'dark little cubby hole'[1] and a 'horrid little piggy house'[2].

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  1. ^ Katherine Mansfield House - Katherine Mansfield - Katherine Mansfield:1888 - 1923
  2. ^ Register of Historic Places

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Coordinates: 41°16′12.36″S 174°46′47.28″E / -41.2701, 174.7798

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