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Government House, Auckland, 1870 - 1880

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308B/91

Scope and Contents

281 x 223 mm. A view looking down on to the wooded garden of the Domain with the fine structure of Government House set among trees. A restrained and attractive building, more in the style of the eighteenth than the nineteenth century, it was designed by William Mason and completed in 1856. It took over from the first Government House, a wooden building which burnt down in 1848.

Dates

  • Creation: 1870 - 1880

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

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Extent

1 photographic print(s) : photograph

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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