Hillsborough [suburb] (Auckland, NZ)

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Named for Auckland's first Postmaster James Carlton Hill who left land to the City for use as public domains in his 1858 will.

The most interesting building in the area is Pah Homestead (or The Pah). This building was constructed for James Williamson by Thomas Mahoney in 1877. Of plastered brick in the Italianate style it is based upon Queen Victoria & Prince Albert's house Osbourne House in the Isle of Wight. It was allegedly the largest house ever built in New Zealand and certainly one of the most expensive.
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Coordinates:   36°55'13"S   174°45'38"E
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