"KILBRYDE," SIR JOHN LOGAN CAMPBELL’S BEAUTIFUL HOME, OVERLOOKING THE WAITEMATA.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLVII, Issue 26, 26 June 1912, Page 19

"KILBRYDE," SIR JOHN LOGAN CAMPBELL’S BEAUTIFUL HOME, OVERLOOKING THE WAITEMATA.

Sec Special Account, pajfe 7.

I lu first i< idi me of Sh John Logan < ampbell in Auckland was a tent, tile next a Taupo wliare, erected just above tile water's edge in what is now Shortland Street, next "Aravin Cottage." followed by "Logan Bamk." and flmillv "Kllbrvde," the stately ti, vvi i i i " ' ’’“'""V " r which shewn in the aliove illustration. The promontory where Sir John's home stands was originally covered with scrub and exposed to all the winds that blew, but he foresaw what a beautiful home it would ' m nine. nun iii> own axe, he rut down the scrub, hewed out paths along tile edge of the cliff, and planted tine belts of trees. He could see from the point the little bay where he first landed in IX4O and he had an uninterrupted view of his first . i'!" ■"'"lem mt: looking to Hie westward. Im could see the City of Auckland still growing and extending in every direction, even over the shallow foreshore of the harbour. (1) A view of Sir John Logan Campbell's residence, "Kilu 1 , snow.il tm- pori-n. Ml-John was li is own architect, and, notwithstanding the Scottish name, it is Italian in style, both within and without. (2) A view showing pa rt of the front of the house and lawn. (1!) Another view, showing the front of the house. (4) A view from the drive.