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Royal Albert Hotel
Built: 1880 / 1939 Address: 387 George Street Architects: Louis Boldini / Stone & Sturmer Builders: Norman Wood / D.P. Murphy A Labour Day procession makes its way south along George Street, some...
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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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Lost Dunedin #4: Gillies & Street Building
Built: 1864-1865 Address: Cr Princes and Dowling streets Architects: Mason & Clayton Builders: Not identified Demolished 1968 A view from 1865 or 1866, looking north along Princes Street and...
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Barton’s Buildings (Stafford House)
Built: 1928 Address: 2 Manse Street Architect: William Henry Dunning (1872-1933) Builders: G. Lawrence & Sons The building in July 1975, photographed by and reproduced courtesy of Ray Hargreaves....
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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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Marine and Royal hotels
Built: 1880-1881 Address: 31 and 52 George Street, Port Chalmers Architect and builder: Gordon McKinnon The Portsider (former Marine Hotel) The former Royal Hotel, with 1867 stable buildings on the...
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Sussex Hotel
Built: 1880 Address: 132-140 George Street Architect: Robert Forrest Builder: John Brennan There were eighty-nine licensed hotels in Dunedin in 1865, and that year the original Sussex Hotel was added...
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Albyn House
Built: 1861 Address: 558 Great King Street Architect: Not identified Builder: Not identified Albyn House as it appeared around 1960. Hardwicke Knight photo. A magnificent Wellingtonia, thought to be...
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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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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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