Nathaniel Young Armstrong Wales
Illustration — Nathaniel Young Armstrong Wales Nathaniel Young Armstrong Wales (1832 – 3 November 1903) was a 19th-century architect, Member of Parliament, and Mayor in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
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Nathaniel Young Armstrong Wales
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- Born
- 1832
- Died
- 1903
- Nationality
- New Zealand
- Occupation
- politician · architect
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Illustration — Nathaniel Young Armstrong Wales Nathaniel Young Armstrong Wales (1832 – 3 November 1903) was a 19th-century architect, Member of Parliament, and Mayor in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
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Wales was born in Northumberland, England. He trained as an architect in Jedburgh, Scotland. He joined the Victorian gold rush in its early days and then migrated to Dunedin in 1861. He was employed by the architect William Mason and in 1871 joined him as a partner in the firm. He represented the City of Dunedin electorate from City of Dunedin to 1875, when he retired. He was later Mayor of Dunedin from 1895 to 1896. Coincidentally, Wales' partner Mason had held the same position during the 1860s.
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• Illustration — The former New Zealand Insurance Company Building One of his notable designs is his own house at 38 Belgrave Crescent, which was built from stones quarried on the site. He designed the New Zealand Insurance Company Building, which is located on the corner of Queens Gardens and Crawford Street, and which is registered as a Category I heritage by Heritage New Zealand.
former New Zealand Insurance Company Building
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New Zealand Insurance Co. Ltd, 49 Queens Gardens corner 3 Crawford Street, Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand (build 1899) (Historic Place Category 1, List
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