Gurney House is a historic building located in
Nainital,
Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand ( , or ; , ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; the official name until 2007), is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the "Devbhumi" (literally 'Land of the Gods') due to its religious significance and ...
,
India
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, and was the residence of hunter-conservationist and writer
Jim Corbett till he left India in 1947. Currently it is a private residence.
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History
It is located near Nainital Lake
Nainital Lake, also known as Naini Lake, is a natural freshwater body, situated amidst the town of Nainital in Kumaon, Uttarakhand, India. It is tectonic in origin and is mango shaped or crescent shaped and has an outfall at the southeastern en ...
, on Ayarpatta Hill and was built in 1881. Mary Jane Corbett, mother Jim Corbet moved here in 1881 after the death of her husband, Christopher William Corbett who was postmaster of Nainital. The cottage was constructed in 1880 with the dismantled material of their earlier house on Alma Hill (which was on the hill on which a famous landslide occurred in 1880). And hence the name implies a house built of carted material from a dismantled house. Mary Jane lived here till she died on May 16, 1924. She was buried at the cemetery of the nearby St. John in the Wilderness, where her husband was previously buried
nainitaltourism.org.in.[An Old World Charm]
Mallika Bhagat, Outlook Traveller, December 05, 2021.
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Houses completed in 1881
Houses in India
1881 establishments in India
Nainital
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