Truby King House (Wellington, N.Z.)
Designed by architect William Gray Young in 1923 for the founder of the Plunket Society, Frederic Truby King (1838-1938). Between 1924 and 1932 Truby and Isabella King lived in the house, with their daughter Mary. The house, located on the top of a hilly section at Mount Melrose, was constructed by Wilson and Johnson of Kilbirnie, in 1924. The design of the single storey timber building shows influences of the American bungalow and colonial styles. The house included a formal public wing for entertaining dignitaries to the west, and private living spaces to the east.
Listed as an Historic Place Category 1 (List Number 4427).
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Date:
1997-1998
From:
Scoble, Juliet Rosalie, 1955- :Chiefly photographs of New Zealand railway locomotives, rolling stock and stations
Reference:
PA1-o-1873
Description:
Photograph album containing colour prints of scenes around Wellington, taken by Juliet Scoble between 1997 and 1998.
Most photographs are dated and identified.
Inscriptions: On album cover: Wellington Album Book No 311
Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).
Physical Description: Album with plastic pockets, 16.3 x 12.1 cm
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Date:
1925-1928
By:
King, Frederic Truby (Sir), 1858-1938
Reference:
PAColl-1868
Description:
Quantity: 4 b&w copy photographic print(s) in one envelope.
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Image
Date:
1927
From:
Crown Studios Ltd :Negatives and prints
Reference:
1/2-203355-F
Description:
Photograph of the Duchess of York at home of Truby King, Melrose, Wellington, taken 1927 by Crown Studios Ltd of Wellington.
Inscriptions: Marginal notes on negative - 15035 M
Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).
Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative
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Image
Date:
1927
From:
Crown Studios Ltd :Negatives and prints
Reference:
1/2-203351-F
Description:
Photograph of reception for Duke & Duchess of York at home of Truby King, Melrose, Wellington, taken 1927 by Crown Studios Ltd of Wellington.
Inscriptions: Marginal notes on negative - 15035 G
Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).
Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative
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Image
Date:
1927
From:
Crown Studios Ltd :Negatives and prints
Reference:
1/2-203353-F
Description:
Photograph of reception for Duke & Duchess of York at home of Truby King, Melrose, Wellington, taken 1927 by Crown Studios Ltd of Wellington.
Inscriptions: Marginal notes on negative - 15035 L
Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).
Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative
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Image
Date:
April 1943
From:
Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972 :Photographic albums, prints and negatives
Reference:
1/4-000437-F
Description:
View of the garden surrounding the home of Frederic Truby King in Melrose, Wellington. The house can just be seen above the trees at the top of the rise. Photograph taken by John Dobree Pascoe in April 1943.
Note on back of file print reads: Truby King's house, Melrose. House in distnce. Most of view of the garden ca 1943.
Note on back of file print reads: April 1943
Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).
Physical Description: Film negative
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Image
Date:
1927
From:
Crown Studios Ltd :Negatives and prints
Reference:
1/2-203492-F
Description:
Photograph of reception for Duke & Duchess of York at home of Truby King, Wellington, taken 1927 by Crown Studios Ltd of Wellington.
Inscriptions: Marginal notes on negative - 15035 D
Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).
Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative
Online
Image
Date:
1927
From:
Crown Studios Ltd :Negatives and prints
Reference:
1/2-203354-F
Description:
Photograph of the Duchess of York at home of Truby King, Melrose, Wellington, taken 1927 by Crown Studios Ltd of Wellington.
Inscriptions: Marginal notes on negative - 15035 A
Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).
Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative
Online
Image
Date:
1927
From:
Crown Studios Ltd :Negatives and prints
Reference:
1/2-203352-F
Description:
Photograph of reception for Duke & Duchess of York at home of Truby King, Melrose, Wellington, taken 1927 by Crown Studios Ltd of Wellington.
Inscriptions: Marginal notes on negative - 15035 C
Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).
Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative
Online
Image
Date:
1927
From:
Crown Studios Ltd :Negatives and prints
Reference:
1/2-203491-F
Description:
Photograph of reception for Duke & Duchess of York at home of Truby King, Wellington, taken 1927 by Crown Studios Ltd of Wellington.
Inscriptions: Marginal notes on negative - 15035 B
Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).
Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative
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Image
Date:
May 1939
From:
Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper
Reference:
1/4-048859-G
Description:
House of Sir Frederic Truby King, 21 Manchester Terrace, Melrose, Wellington, 1939. Evening Post (newspaper) photograph. Photographer unidentified.
Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).
Physical Description: Glass negative
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Image
Date:
[ca 1939]
From:
Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper
Reference:
PAColl-6301-87
Description:
View of the study of Sir Frederic Truby King's house at 21 Manchester Terrace, Melrose, Wellington, circa 1939. Shows a telescope, chair, sideboard, vases, a bookshelf, and the view from a window. Evening Post newspaper photograph. Photographer unidentified.
Stamp on back reads "13 May 1939". Possibly the date published in the Evening Post.
Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).
Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 14 x 20 cm
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Image
Date:
11 May 1960
From:
Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers
Reference:
EP/1960/1747-F
Description:
Photograph taken for the Evening Post newspaper of Wellington by an unidentified staff photographer.
Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).
Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 6.5 x 6.5 cm
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Image
Date:
11 May 1960
From:
Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers
Reference:
EP/1960/1748-F
Description:
Photograph taken for the Evening Post newspaper of Wellington by an unidentified staff photographer.
Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).
Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 6.5 x 6.5 cm
Online
Image
Date:
11 May 1960
From:
Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers
Reference:
EP/1960/1746-F
Description:
Photograph taken for the Evening Post newspaper of Wellington by an unidentified staff photographer.
Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).
Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 6.5 x 6.5 cm
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