Historic HB: Party takes tragic turn
7 May, 2021 06:00 PM
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Jesmond House s dining room.
Hawkes Bay Today
By: Michael Fowler
On the corner of Nelson and Queen St West (opposite Countdown supermarket) is a Californian-styled bungalow-styled building.
Characteristics of the Californian bungalow are low pitched gable roof, veranda, and shingles/timber in the gable ends.
This building began its life nearly 100 years ago as a private hotel called Jesmond House for Mr and Mrs J Tate. A private hotel is one which does not have a licence to sell liquor.
Tenders went out for the building by Hastings architect J J Morley in September 1923.