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Nathaniel Levin's house on Tinakori Road

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Samuel Brees depicted Nathaniel Levin’s simple gabled cottage in Tinakori Road, Wellington, around 1842, soon after its completion. In 1865 this building was bought by the government to serve as the premier's first official residence.

Credit

Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: B-031-023
Artist: Samuel Brees (1810-1865)
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa must be obtained before any reuse of this image.

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Nathaniel Levin's house on Tinakori Road, URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/first-official-premier-house, (Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated