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[Sir William Fox's first home, Hill Street, Wellington.]

Alexander Turnbull Library | All Rights Reserved

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Date

[1843?]

Artist

William Fox (1812-1893)

Collection

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image Link

https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22840902

Description

A single-storied wooden house, with French doors and a conservatory to its right, a sweeping curved drive and circular flowerbeds, with part of Hill Street in the foreground. In the left background is Colonel William Wakefield's house, with the hills of the Bolton Street area and The Terrace beyond

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All Rights Reserved

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Location

Molesworth St. and Hill St., Thorndon, Wellington, New Zealand

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Hills
Fields
Buildings

Category

Buildings & Architecture

TWW Comment

It was the site of the present Parliamentary Library in Pipitea. see: https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22372483 see: https://www.parliament.nz/en/visit-and-learn/how-parliament-works/fact-sheets/history-of-buildings/

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