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- Described, indeed, as a ship by Kipling, Naulakha continues to ‘sail’ across a Dummerston, Vermont hillside and command spectacular easterly views over a sloping meadow to the Connecticut River valley and the mountains of New Hampshire.”
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Naulakha, also known as the Rudyard Kipling House, is a historic Shingle Style house on Kipling Road in Dummerston, Vermont, a few miles outside Brattleboro. The house was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1993 for its association with the author Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936), who had it built in 1893 and made it his home until 1896.
Nov 8, 2013 · Built in the Shingle Style, Naulakha was designed by Kipling to resemble a ship, with the author’s study in the prow. It was here that Kipling wrote Captains Courageous, The Jungle Books, and A Day’s Work and began Kim and the Just So Stories.
May 2, 2019 · That’s why caretakers of Rudyard Kipling’s former Vermont home — named Naulakha, after a Hindi word meaning “a jewel beyond price” — have opened the late Victorian writer’s private hideaway to people of all ages, so they can enjoy a rare look inside.
Described, indeed, as a ship by Kipling, Naulakha continues to "sail" across a Dummerston, Vermont hillside and command spectacular easterly views over a sloping meadow to the Connecticut River valley and the mountains of New Hampshire, including Mount Monadnock.
Naulakha’s ship-like efficiency and the purpose of its layout — to provide privacy for the working author — are immediately apparent. Kipling oriented the drive so that visitors arrive at a porte cochere on the viewless western length of the house, which has few windows.
Mar 29, 2021 · Naulakha means “great jewel” in Hindi and it was aptly named by Kipling as it was the only house he ever built. Kipling designed the house to look like a boat. It is long and skinny, 90 feet by 22 feet to be exact.