CeciliaQianKinderHouse

 Kinder house was built from 1856-1957. It was built by stonemason Benjamin Strange to Frederick Thatchers design. It is built from the volcanic stone from Rangitoto Island. John Kinder moved into it at the end of 1857 with his mother and sister, Fanny and later on his new wife moved in. Kinder House has a study, a dining room, a drawing room, 3 bedrooms and is a 2 storeyed house. Kinder House was known as the Masters House because the headmaster of the Church Of England Grammar School* (John Kinder) lived there. Kinder House is located at 2 Ayr St, Parnell, Auckland. It is a pulic art gallery now. It is open Tue-Sun 11:00am-3:00pm.


 * The Church of England Grammar School was demolished in 1924.

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