Country New Zealand Reference no. 4428 Cost 400 GBP Construction started 1887 | Designated 11-Jul-1986 Phone +64 4-473 7268 Architectural style Italianate architecture Client Harold Beauchamp | |
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Town or city 25 Tinakori Road, Wellington Address 25 Tinakori Rd, Thorndon, Wellington 6011, New Zealand Hours Closing soon · 10AM–4PMSaturday10AM–4PMSunday10AM–4PMMondayClosedTuesday10AM–4PMWednesday10AM–4PMThursday10AM–4PMFriday10AM–4PM Similar Nairn Street Cottage, Old St Paul's - Wellington, Wellington Museum, Old Government Buildings, Space Place at Carter Ob Profiles | ||
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 Heritage New Zealand. The Birthplace is open to the public, having been restored and furnished by the Katherine Mansfield Birthplace Society Incorporated, which was founded by Oroya Day (art historian), Peter Young (solicitor), and architect James Beard.
The land for the building was originally owned by Charles Clifford, while the building itself was built for Mansfield's father Harold Beauchamp. 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' and a 'horrid little piggy house'.