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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...
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Joseph 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...
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Temperance Hall (The Choral Hall)
Built: 1873-1874 Address: 21-27 Moray Place Architect: Robert Forrest Builder: James Gore An early lithograph of the Temperance Hall (Toitū / Otago Settlers Museum) This post continues the theme of...
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Louis 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...
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Prince of Wales Hotel
Built: 1876 Address: 474 Princes Street Architect: David Ross (1828-1908) Builders: Forrest & McGill The Prince of Wales Hotel in 1864, photographed by Daniel Mundy. Lettering on the lamp reads...
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Thomas 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...
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John Thomson’s building
Built: 1877 Address: 23-25 George Street, Port Chalmers Architect/designer: Not identified Builder: Not identified Sometimes I come across an honest wee building of little pretension, that I’m unable...
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Sutton Brothers Store
Built: 1874-1875 Address: 21 George Street, Port Chalmers Architects: Mason & Wales Builders: Lambeth & Findlay, Kent & Brown When I’m in Port Chalmers I often admire the distinctive Tiger...
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Ross & Glendining, Stafford Street
Built: 1866 / 1874 / 1919 Address: 8 Stafford Street Architects: John McGregor / Mason & Wales / W.H. Dunning Builders: McKay & Goodfellow / H.C. McCormack / Fletcher Bros The building in the...
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Ross & Glendining, High Street factory
Built: 1900-1901 (incorporating 1875 fabric) Address: 167 High Street Architect/Designer: Charles Lomax Builders: Day labour (under Lomax) An image from ‘Beautiful Dunedin’ (1906), taken when the...
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Hotel Central
Built: 1873 Address: 90-108 Princes Street Architects: Mason & Wales Builders: Wood & Steinau The buildings as they appeared c.1907. Ref: Collection of Toitu Otago Settlers Museum, Box 57...
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Dreaver’s Buildings
Built: 1878-1879 Address: 149-165 George Street Designer: William Grasby Builders: Finck & Grasby From the 1870s to the 1950s, the enterprising Dreaver family made George Street their place of...
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Silverwood Terrace
Built: 1902-1904 Address: 134-144 Albany Street Builder: James Small Silverwood Terrace is the almost forgotten name of a row of houses in Albany Street, close to the university campus. Still further...
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Milnes’ Building
Built: 1877Address: 34 George Street, Port ChalmersArchitects: Mason, Wales & StevensonBuilder: Robert Bauchop James P. Milnes’ store, Port Chalmers, Hocken Collections, Uare Taoka o Hākena. Ref:...
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Angus Motors Building / Spanish Restaurant
Built: 1874-1875, 1908 (addition), 1938-1939 (remodelling)Address: 471-473 Princes StreetArchitects: Unknown (1874), James Annand (1908), Stone & Sturmer (1938)Builders: Key & Ashton...
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