14 McIntyre St

The home of Alfred McKenzie, bank manager, this is excellent example of the complicated verandah associated with the Federation period. It was unusual for a bank manager to not live on his bank's premises.

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE:

This house is of local significance for the quality of its architecture and for its association with Alfred McKenzie, a Hamilton bank manager. Constructed in 1909 as McKenzie's private residence, () it stands on a site purchased from Robert Harkness, a local ironmonger, whose home was on an adjacent site. () It was unusual for a bank manager to live off his bank premises but McKenzie may have been retired. Notable features of the house include an excellent example of the elaborate verandahs associated with the Federation period, blue tiles in the chimney render detail and remnants of an early fence. The house is one of many large homes built in the first decade of the twentieth century and it is one of the more advanced architecturally and interesting for its use of timber.

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

House