FINE HOME SOLD
REMTJERA PROPERTY —— . •*» * y ; - DISTINCTIVE ARCHITECTURE ■. ;3'-' ■" ' 2 MR. P. NATHAN'S PURCHASE One of the most beautiful homes in Auckland, that owned by Mr. Charles H. Abbott, 188 Remuera Road, has been sold, the purchaser being Mr. Peter A. X. Nathan, of Remuera Road, who will take possession during April. The terms of the sale have not ~besn disclosed. Commanding a beautiful view of the Waitemata Harbour, the property comprises a.red-b'rick building containing/ approximately 10 rooms, of very distinctive architectural 6tyle, and nearly an acre of land, laid out in gardens and lawns. . The residence was designed by Mr, Roy Binney, a former Auckland architect who was later associated with Sir Edwin Lutyens, of London, * worldfamous architect, who planned many ot the modern buildings in Delhi, India, and the magnificent Catholic Cathedral in Liverpool, England, at present under construction. A feature of the Remuera residence is the spacious living room, which included a splendidly-appointed musicians' gallery.
The sale was made by Mr. C. F. Bennett.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22922, 28 December 1937, Page 8
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167FINE HOME SOLD New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22922, 28 December 1937, Page 8
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