After McCahon
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Jacqueline Amoamo in the south lean-to living area. 1960s.
photo courtesy of Jacqueline Amoamo |
In 1960 the McCahons sold the Titirangi property to friends Jacqueline and Tairongo Amoamo. From 1960 until 1999 the property was largely kept as it had been left by the McCahons. Jacqueline and Tairongo made minor alterations to the property over the years. A flush toilet was installed during the mid-1980s. A roof was erected over part of the deck to provide shelter and to protect the windows from the elements. Another deck was built behind the garage and this provided a pleasant space to sit on summer evenings. The concrete path down to the house was repaired by Tim Shadbolt who also surfaced the deck with concrete. The mural on the wall was removed as Jacqueline felt that it dominated the house. The kitchen cupboard doors painted by McCahon were also removed from the house. In the early 1970s Tairongo and Jacqueline separated. Jacqueline remained living in the Titirangi house and became the sole owner in 1975.
In 1999 the Waitakere City Council acquired the property. In 2003 the property was given to the McCahon French Bay House Restoration and Residency Project Trust. The Trust intends to conserve the property and to return it, as closely as possible, to its known state of 1959.
French Bay House
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