TOWN IMPROVEMENTS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2647, 17 April 1894, Page 3

TOWN IMPROVEMENTS.

That Temuka is considered a desirable situation for a private residence is evinced by the handsome dwelling house recently erected by Mr S. Wright, formerly of Ashburton, at the north end of the town. Here he has acquired some eight or ten acres with frontage on the Main road and Casa street, and adjoining the river on the west The dwelling he has erected is worthy of any town, and is a decided ornament to the place. The architect was Mr Turnbull, of Timaru, who studied for some six years under two of the leading Melbourne firms, and Mr Wright was certainly wise in his choice. The house contains, on the ground floor, a drawing-room 19ft x. 16ft, a dinning-room 20ft x. 16ft, breakfast-room, kitchen, storeroom, servants’ bedroom, lavatory, and china closet, with a wash-house and every convenience. The verandah and balcony run rather more than half the length of the frontage and are 7ft wide. At the north side of the honse is a handsome conservatory 34ft x. 9ft. The height of this room is 12£t. The hall is Bft wide. The upper storey, which is reached by handsome staircases, contains a bedroom 16£t x. 19£t, another 16ft x. 20ft, a third 16ft x. 12ft, and two others 12ft x. 12ft, And lift x. Bft, respectively. There is in addition a spacious bathroom, water and linen closets, and a back balcony over the washhouse. Hot and cold water is laid on throughout the building, and there are electrical appliances in all the principal rooms. The outside of the building is finished with rustic *ted boards w ith iron roof, and the front balcony, verandah, and conservatory are finished with ornamental cast iron work supplied by Messrs Scott Bros., of Christchurch. The whole is now as complete a residence as can pos-; sibly be desired. The contractors were' Messrs Clinch & Lloyd who have carried out their work in their customary conscientious manner. The grounds arrouud the house are not yet laid out, but promise to look well, and the premises are completed by the erection of a commodious stable and coach-house We are pleased to find that Temuka ha been selected as Mr Wright’s residence, and further that he was able to secure a > bis architect Mr Turnbull, who belongs to a family identified with South Canterbury. The building he has designed shows that he has been well schooled in architecture of the best class. Another retired funner has also made Temuka his home. We refer to Mr W. Kennedy, who sometime ago, after returningfrom a visit to the Old Country, bought Mr Francis Franks’s house together with some of tho adjoining sections, in improving which he is now occupied. It is good for Temuka that wealthy men of this kind should settle down in it, and we shall be glad to see a good many more following their example. Temuka should certainly be a most desirable residence' for people who wish to spend a quiet and pleasant life. The climate is undoubtedly excellent, the soil could not be better, it is convenient to large centres, and is as healthy and pleasant a spot as anyone could desire to live in. Every convenience ia to be found here, and we should not be surprised to find other people who desire to spend their declining years in peace and happiness settling in Temuka.