Samuel Brees depicted Nathaniel Levin’s simple gabled cottage in Tinakori Road,
Wellington, around 1842, soon after its completion. In 1865 this building was bought by
the government to serve as the premier's first official residence.
Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: B-031-023 Artist: Samuel Brees (1810-1865) Permission of the Alexander Turnbull
Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa must be obtained before any reuse
of this image.
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'Nathaniel Levin's house on Tinakori Road', URL:
https://nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/first-official-premier-house, (Ministry for Culture and
Heritage), updated 16-Jul-2014
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