William Mason The First New Zealand Architect John Stacpoole HB medium Size 1971 First Edition 198 pages brilliant overall condition, although note DW cover torn & scuffed chipped cover, although DW cover slight rubbed, marked, bumped shelf wear, secondhand book, this is a carefully selected pre-loved book. Awesome, insightful, extremely informative covering wide range & variety aspects & issues of William Mason life & work, endeavours, successes Born 1810 England he emigrated to Sydney, Australia 1883 Colonial Architect then to New Zealand & became NZ's first resident architect 22 years in Auckland sampling the many occupations of a colonist, auctioneering, farming, & politics along with architecture, Member of Parliament, moved to Dunedin to enjoy the prosperity of the province suddenly enriched by the discovery of gold, Dunedin's First mayor then in 1877 withdrew into seclusion of Lake Wakatipu. Designed the old Government House in Auckland & St Matthew's Church in Dunedin. The is book tells much about colonial history from a new perspective & angles, providing some unexpected insights to NZ formative years, & lots more, very well illustrated

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