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Description

This house was built in 1902 by Lawrence Laurenson for his family. The Laurenson family continued to occupy it at least until the 1980s. The Laurenson family emigrated from the Shetland Islands arriving on the ‘Avalanche’ in 1875. This building is listed in category 2 of the New Zealand Historic Places Trust register, for architectural significance.

Identification

Object type
Image
Date
1981
Digitisation ID
2015P_Bur202_011169
Format
B&W print

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Taxonomy

Tags
1980s,
archway,
black and white,
historic house,
historic places trust,
hokowhitu,
house,
Community Tags
college street,

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