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Allendale (house)
Allendale is a 19th-century Italianate home in Grey Lynn, Auckland. Built as a home for a saddler in 1893, it has been used for a multitude of purposes. It is now a Heritage New Zealand category 1 historic place. HistoryIn 1893, the building was originally constructed for George Allen, a saddler.[1][2] It has been used as a doctor's surgery, a hostel for Māori women, a refuge for alcoholic men and Orsini's restaurant, and the Auckland Savings Bank Community Trust.[1][2] For a time, it was also home for James Williamson, founder of New Zealand Insurance Co.[3] Foundation North, formerly the Auckland Savings Bank Community Trust engaged Salmond Reed Architects for a major restoration and refurbishment of Allendale, including the building of an annexe.[4][5] This project received three awards:
DescriptionIt is a two-storey Italianate bay villa.[1] The bay windows have double hung sash windows with pilasters with Corinthian capitals.[1] It has wide verandahs on both floors with decorative valences and balustrades, and an octagonal belvedere on top of the house.[1] The roof has slate tiles, and the verandahs have corrugated iron covers.[1] There have been multiple modifications to the building, especially in the interior since its construction in 1893.[1] This notably includes an annexe, that was added to the building in 2013.[4]
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