Edward Gorey House

This article is about Edward Gorey House. For Elephant House Soft Drink and Ice Cream, see Ceylon Cold Stores. For the similarly named house in Toronto, see The Elephant House. For the elephant-shaped house in New Jersey, see Lucy the Elephant.

Elephant House
250px The front of the house
Location	8 Strawberry Lane, Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts, US
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Location of Elephant House in Massachusetts

The Edward Gorey House, also known as the Elephant House, is the home on Cape Cod in which Edward Gorey—author, illustrator, puppeteer, and playwright—lived and worked from 1986 until his death in 2000. The house currently serves as a museum celebrating Gorey's life and work.

Gorey had a respect and passion for animals, cats in particular. The activities of the house, from art education to interactive exhibits, reflect Gorey's support of animal welfare.

Description

Gorey collected all sorts of objects; some of them discarded objects found at the side of the road. He arranged and displayed such items on his porch and in the rooms of the house. He also had a large collection of books and an overflowing library.

Elephant House is also notable for the presence of a large southern magnolia tree in its yard, a species not usually found so far north.

Gallery

• Elephant House Cape Cod.jpg

Preservation

A 2002 grant from the Highland Street Foundation allowed the house to be purchased and the museum to be established.

External links

• Official website
• Information from The Historical Society of Old Yarmouth