Homesteads
Subtitle: the story of New Zealand's Grand Country Houses
By: text, Debra Millar, photography, Jane Ussher
Publisher: Point Publishing
Published: 2020
Place of publication: Auckland
Language: eng
Number of pages: 270
ISBN-13: 9780473523626
Copyright date: 2020
Subjects: Country homes; Pictorial works
Description: "A stunning tribute to the grand homes of New Zealand's past. Homesteads shares a remarkable legacy of this country’s rural heritage. These houses are among some of the country’s most iconic, many of them surrounded by spectacular gardens, and all still lived in today. Jane Ussher’s evocative photographs capture the unique character and architectural diversity of each homestead, while Debra Millar explores the stories that have shaped these rural properties through generations. This landmark book showcases an extraordinary range of architecture, interiors and gardens, and entwines the past with the present day."--Publisher's website.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Akaunui, Mid-Canterbury; title: Blue Cliffs Station, South Canterbury; title: Gwavas Garden, Hawke's Bay; title: Kuriheka Estate, North Otago; title: Longbeach Estate, Mid-Canterbury; title: Merchiston Station, Rangitīkei; title: Mount Peel Station, Mid-Canterbury; title: Oruawharo, Hawke's Bay; title: Pukemarama Station, Manawatū; title: Puketiti Station, East Coast; title: Surrey Hills Station, Mid-Canterbury; title: Terrace Station, Canterbury.