Naulakha
Also known as: Rudyard Kipling House707 Kipling Road, Dummerston, Vermont
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Coordinates:
+42.89826, -72.5642842°53'54" N, 72°33'51" W
Description
Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936), the first English language author to win the Nobel Prize for Literature (1907), had this house and outbuildings built for his American bride. Despite their brief residence in the house (1893-1896), Kipling wrote several of his best known books here, including "The Jungle Book" and "Captains Courageous." -- National Historic Landmark statement of significance, November 4, 1993
National Register information
- Status
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on April 11, 1979
- Reference number
- 79000231
- Architectural style
- Victorian: Shingle Style
- Areas of significance
- Architecture; Literature
- Levels of significance
- National; State
- Evaluation criteria
- C - Design/Construction; B - Person
- Property type
- Building
- Historic functions
- Secondary structure; Single dwelling
- Current functions
- Secondary structure; Single dwelling
- Period of significance
- 1875-1899
- Significant years
- 1892; 1893
- Number of properties
- Contributing buildings: 4
Contributing structures: 2
Contributing sites: 2
Non-contributing structures: 2