House at 19 Victoria Street and Bath Street, Cambridge, Waikato. Designed by a Mr James and built circa 1877 of rimu and kauri, then progressively enlarged over time. Belonged to Captain William Souter and his wife Sarah, who had 3 sons (Joseph, Arthur and Edwin) and 3 daughters (Anne, Violet and Kate). Captain Souter was a retired sea captain who, in his own ship, carried on trade between Auckland and Australia. He and Sarah arrived in Cambridge about 1877 and established W Souter & Co, which was later taken over by two of their sons. The house was listed as a Category 2 Historic Place in 1985, and was converted into a restaurant in 1991.
Souter House (Cambridge, N.Z.)
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North Island houses
Date: [1970s-1990s]
From: Thornton, Geoffrey Garth, 1922-2017: Papers and photographs relating to industrial and construction heritage
Reference: PA12-11704
Description: Transparencies of houses in New Zealand, taken by Geoffrey Thornton or Jocelyn Thornton. Each slide mount is annotated with the name or brief description, and/or the location, of the house. Dates and photographer name are sometimes annotated. Title transcribed from item. Many slides are not dated. Arrangement: Transparencies were arranged in a 6-row, 50 slides per row, plastic case labelled 'North Island Houses'. The arrangement was by location of house, approximately from North to South. Quantity: 24 colour original transparency/ies. Physical Description: Colour transparencies in plastic and cardboard slide mounts. Processing information: Slides have been removed from container and put into archival pockets, following the original order, from left to right and top to bottom.