North Shore Heritage Thematic Review Report ... - Auckland Council

Other state house areas include Achilles Crescent. The first state house on the North Shore was opened at
27 Niccol Avenue by John A Lee on 26 September 1938.
Places that represent this theme include:
Hydrographic Survey Station & Mast Windsor Reserve
First State House on the North Shore 27 Niccol Avenue
3.2 Commercial Architecture
Devonport‟s main shopping strip, Victoria Road, has been called Auckland‟s best suburban street, with its
two storeyed brick and plaster facades, shops below, living accommodation above and generous sheltering
verandas. These buildings were erected in the late 1880s after a disastrous fire that destroyed many of the
earlier wooden buildings.
Fig. 17. Victoria Road, west side looking south c.1890. North Shore Libraries, D GSV 0006.
The main shops were supplemented with small groups of shops at the King Edward Parade / Church Street
intersection, at Church Street, Vauxhall Road, and at King Store or Parks Store at the Lake Road & Old
Lake Road intersection, and at Belmont. Even smaller „corner shops‟ were found along Calliope, Vauxhall
and Victoria Roads. Sited within walking distance of many homes, these butchers, grocers, dairies,
stationers and fruiterers sold a range of basic commodities at a time when few owned cars and perishables
were bought daily. Cheltenham also had several shops and dairies, which served both the resident
community and summer beach goers.
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