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Until the February earthquake of 2011 that devastated much of Christchurch, this house was one of the city's architectural gems. Built in the 1920s by a local businessman and landowner after he had discovered the revolutionary designs of Frank Lloyd Wright in California, the house had many of the characteristics of Wright's 'Winslow House' of 1893 with its wide, projecting roofs, horizontal emphasis, sharply cut rectangular windows and the interrelationship between interior and exterior spaces.
Technologically advanced and centrally heated before its time, this house enjoyed natural light from all directions and uninterrupted views over Cranmer Square. It was a striking and much-loved house and like so many others that were broken beyond repair, it will be sorely missed.