French Bay House
Chronology
Abbreviations
Amoamo Personal communication with Jacqueline Amoamo, 7 June 2002. LINZ Land Information New Zealand, Auckland. Catalogue Draft Catalogue, Folder 1, McCahon artists file, E.H McCormick Research Library, Auckland City Art Gallery.
Date | Event | Source |
| 1919 | Part of the Atkinson Estate in Titirangi is subdivided into 70 one acre lots. | LINZ, DP13120 |
| 1923 | Thirteen of the one acre lots are further subdivided into 37 new lots on Otitori Bay Road and Valley Road. | LINZ, DP17297 |
| 1939 | Lot 11 on Otitori Bay Road is sold to Herbert Godfrey Harpour. | LINZ, CT 723/55 |
| c1939 | A small bach is built on the Otitori Bay Road site. | LINZ, CT 723/55 |
| 1950 | Albert and Matilda Mason purchase the property. | LINZ, CT 723/55 |
| 1953 | Colin McCahon purchases the property. His wife Anne and their four children move into the house. | LINZ, CT 723/55 |
| 1953 -1960 | McCahon paints a mural on the wall of the dining area and sliding cupboard doors in the kitchen are decorated by McCahon. A small room is added to the front of the house and a deck is added behind the kitchen dining area. | Amoamo |
| c1954 | A sleeping porch is constructed underneath the house. | Catalogue, p.8 and Amoamo |
| 1955 | Building Consent application lodged. | Waitakere City Council records |
| 1958 | McCahon builds a bedroom under the garage. | Catalogue, p.5B |
| 1960 | McCahon sells the property to Jacqueline and Tairongo Amoamo. | LINZ, CT 723/55 and Amoamo |
| 1960 -1999 | The McCahon mural and decorated kitchen cupboard doors are removed. Deck is built behind the garage. Many general repairs are carried out by Jacqueline and Tairongo Amoamo. Rotted weatherboards at the front of the house are replaced with shiplap boards. The roof of the garage is replaced and a window at the rear of the garage is removed. | Amoamo |
| mid 1960s | Otitori Bay Road is widened. The path to the house is altered and Tim Shadbolt forms a new concrete path near the street frontage. | Amoamo |
| 1975 | Jacqueline Amoamo becomes the sole owner of the property. | LINZ, 723/55 |
| mid 1980s | A flush toilet is installed to replace the bucket which had previously fulfilled this purpose. | Amoamo |
| 1999 | Waitakere City Council purchase the building. | LINZ, 723/55 |
| 2003 | Waitakere City Council gift the property to the McCahon House Trust | LINZ, NA723/55 |
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