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– Old house on the hill
– Belonged to two brothers who had an orchard (name of Raisin)
[Dawn Ellis]
– Old house made of kauri – Build 1917 – New extension put on top of it – Native trees planted around 1920’s in front of house [Dawn Ellis] Read more...
– Early 1900’s – Exact address ? – This is an old run down bldg. which is like the first houses they built in Swanson. – Todo [Rugged Determination, p83] [Possibly CHI 3374 -> 60 O’Neils rd] Read more...
Situated at the corner of O’Neils Road and Drower Street, this 1890s villa utilises timber weatherboard walls, front verandah and double hung sash windows and a hipped roof with a square fronted bay. A finial crowns the front gable. The house is set amidst trees and a garden. It is on Allotment 223 of the 1914-1916 gumfields subdivision, and does Read more...
Built in 1914 for Arney Robertson and family (H A Robertson later developed Redwood Park). In 1937 Milan Babic Yozin put a deposit on this property, as well as leasing the adjoining railway land. The house is still owned by the Yozin family and one of Milan’s daughters lives here. Milan was very active in the Swanson community and always Read more...