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Brooklyn house at Greendale
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TitleBrooklyn house at Greendale
DescriptionHouse at Greendale, known as Brooklyn, owned by sheep farmer Mr. Edgar Ridgen (1872 - 1945), where he lived with his wife Hannah (nee Gough) (1877 - 1944), who married in 1898.
The notes on the original state: "Brooklyn 1926". Brick red tile roof. Concrete chimneys. Dark red outbuildings back of house. Red, white and pink roses on left of lawn. Tangarine [sic] colour plant in front of bay window in front of house."Date1926SourceR. P. Moore Collection, Alexander Turnbull Library Pan-0123-FPhotographerRobert Percy Moore
DescriptionHouse at Greendale, known as Brooklyn, owned by sheep farmer Mr. Edgar Ridgen (1872 - 1945), where he lived with his wife Hannah (nee Gough) (1877 - 1944), who married in 1898.The notes on the original state: "Brooklyn 1926". Brick red tile roof. Concrete chimneys. Dark red outbuildings back of house. Red, white and pink roses on left of lawn. Tangarine [sic] colour plant in front of bay window in front of house."
Date1926SourceR. P. Moore Collection, Alexander Turnbull Library Pan-0123-FPhotographerRobert Percy MooreConnections
PlaceGreendaleImageBrooklyn house at GreendaleMore InformationSee original record on the National Library website
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Brooklyn house at Greendale (1926). Selwyn Stories, accessed 19/07/2026, https://selwynstories.selwynlibraries.co.nz/nodes/view/6548