Lost Dunedin #1: Eden Bank House
Address: 9 Regent Road Built: 1863-1881 Architect: Additions by David Ross (1874) and Louis Boldini (1881) Builders: Not known Demolished circa 1966 We’re lucky to have so many historic buildings in...
View ArticleJoseph Lowe Shaw, architect
Born: Dublin, Ireland, c.1821 Died: Dunedin, 23 September 1906 521 George Street (Wilson residence) J.L. Shaw has something of a one-hit-wonder status in Dunedin, where he is almost only known as the...
View ArticleLost Dunedin #2: Appin
Built: 1881-1882 Address: 311 Leith Street Architect: T.B. Cameron (c.1837-1894) Builder: Norman Wood (c.1840-1907) Demolished 1965-1966 This house stood for over eighty years near the corner of Leith...
View ArticleGleeson’s Terrace
Built: 1903-1904 Address: 618-626 Great King Street Architect: Percy William Laing (1859-1915) Builders: Peter Campbell and/or Henry Charles Foster This terrace is one of the most unusual and...
View ArticleLouis Boldini, architect
Born: Ferrara, Italy, 9 April 1832 Died: Maldon, Victoria, Australia, 12 October 1908 While researching the Dunedin musician Raffaello Squarise ten years ago, I became intrigued by another Italian who...
View ArticleDunedin’s first state house
Built: 1937 Address: 11 Wilkinson Street, Liberton Builders: Love Construction Co. Ltd For this post I set myself the challenge of finding Dunedin’s first state house. By state house, I mean a...
View ArticleThomas Bedford Cameron, architect
Born: Scotland, 1836/1837 Died: Wellington, New Zealand, 8 July 1894 When T.B. Cameron arrived in Dunedin in 1878 he was already an experienced architect in his forties. He worked here for over ten...
View ArticleChapman’s Terrace
Address: 235-241 Stuart Street Built: 1881-1882 Architect: David Ross Builder: Jesse Millington Terraced houses were rare in Victorian New Zealand despite being common the United Kingdom, where most...
View ArticleRuby and Ambrose Hudson’s house
Built: 1926-1927 Address: 28 Tweed Street, Littlebourne, Roslyn Architect: Henry McDowell Smith (1887-1965) Builders: Fletcher & Love One of Dunedin’s most impressive 1920s homes is on the market....
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