'Woodhey', Te Awe Awe Street

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Title

'Woodhey', Te Awe Awe Street

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Palmerston North City Library

Collection

Manawatū Heritage

Description

This house was designed by L G West for Jacob Nannestad, a sawmiller, in about 1892. It was sold to Mr John Henderson Pollock Strang in 1903, during whose time the house was enlarged and renovated. It was also leased by Strang to the Crown for use as the residence of Lord Plunket, Governor General of New Zealand 1908-1910. Strang named the house 'Woodhey' after his wife's English childhood home. He sold it in 1921 to W Caccia Birch. After Caccia-Birch's death it was gifted to the NZ Governmen...

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Date created

1905-02-05

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https://manawatuheritage.pncc.govt.nz/item/47238baa-d413-4009-88a7-2153e0d0a4ba

Locations

130 Te Awe Awe Street, Hokowhitu, Palmerston North

Related subjects

1900s / architecture / black and white / building / buildings / caccia birch / historic house / home / house / photographs / residence / two storey / woodhey

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