Porter, Katherine Anne, House - Kyle, TX - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

Summarized from the Texas historical marker on the site, we learn that:
Katherine Anne Porter was born in Indian Creek, Brown County, Texas. She grew up in Kyle with her grandmother, Catherine Ann Skaggs Porter. Katherine went to Chicago in 1915 - and became a journalist using the name she adopted from her grandmother. She traveled throughout the world and began her writing career.
Porter's first book of short stories, "Flowering Judas and Other Stories," was published in 1930. Considered a preeminent writer of short stories, she published another collection, "Pale Horse, Pale Rider" in 1939. Her acclaimed 1962 novel "Ship of Fools" was followed by the Pulitzer prize-winning "The Collected Stores of Katherine Anne Porter" in 1965.

The home is now a literary center and maintained in good condition.

Street address: 508 W. Center Street Kyle, TX USA 78640 County / Borough / Parish: Hays County Year listed: 2004 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Person Periods of significance: 1900-1924, 1875-1899 Historic function: Domestic Current function: Domestic, Social Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 1: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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