I will never forget that first view as we stepped out into the courtyard and saw the little house with its welcoming lights shining softly from every window onto a dusting of new snow. The passage was cobbled, and at the end of it there was an old two-story clapboard house. 'To get to the backyard, we had to go through a passageway in the building on the street. Clement described their arrival in a 1983 remembrance in Horn Book Magazine. It was also depicted by illustrator Garth Williams in her book Mister Dog. Facing demolition, in 1967 the house was moved to 121 Charles Street in the West Village where it remains today.įriends and frequent collaborators Clement and Edith Hurd were guests at Cobble Court in 1945. Tucked away from the street and only accessible through a passageway, the house was the inspiration for The Hidden House. In fact, it is likely that she wrote Goodnight Moon there.

For parts of the late 1940s and early 50s she rented an 1800s farmhouse, dubbed Cobble Court, at 71st Street and York Avenue where she would escape away to work. OL151885W Pages 34 Partner Innodata Pdf_module_version 0.0.15 Ppi 360 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20211012154552 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 259 Scandate 20211008055136 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 9780060289317 Tts_version 4.Place was extremely important to Margaret Wise Brown. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 14:20:03 Associated-names Robinson, Christian, illustrator Boxid IA40257310 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier

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