Katherine Anne Porter House
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The Katherine Anne Porter House is a historic house located in Kyle, Texas
. It was built in 1890 and added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 2004. The house is the childhood home of writer Katherine Anne Porter
. It was restored and turned into a museum at the instigation of Tom Grimes
, director of the Texas State University MFA
program.
Kyle, Texas
Kyle is a town in Hays County, Texas, United States. The population was 5,314 at the 2000 census; it was 26,103 in the 2008 census estimate, making Kyle one of the fastest growing cities in Texas.-Geography:...
. It was built in 1890 and added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 2004. The house is the childhood home of writer Katherine Anne Porter
Katherine Anne Porter
Katherine Anne Porter was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American journalist, essayist, short story writer, novelist, and political activist. Her 1962 novel Ship of Fools was the best-selling novel in America that year, but her short stories received much more critical acclaim...
. It was restored and turned into a museum at the instigation of Tom Grimes
Tom Grimes
Tom Grimes is an American novelist, playwright, and creative writing instructor. He is currently the director of the MFA Program in Creative Writing at Texas State University in San Marcos....
, director of the Texas State University MFA
Texas State University MFA
The Texas State University MFA Program at Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas is a three-year graduate-level creative writing program in the United States. Fiction writer Tom Grimes is currently the director of the program. The faculty includes many award winning writers...
program.