The Dining Room/Library
The dining room at Terrace Station houses the family library, containing an important collection of 19th century books, including books annotated by Sir John Hall. The room is part of the 1867 section of the house and was originally two rooms. The central wall was removed in 1890 and the bookshelves designed so family portraits could be hung amongst them.
The image of a corner of the library shows a portrait of John Hall (1742-1816), grandfather of Sir John Hall. The middle image shows a detail of the library leathers, intended to help keep dust off the top of the books. The image on the right is a portrait of Sir John Hall, painted in Dresden in 1884.
The dining room at Terrace Station houses the family library, containing an important collection of 19th century books, including books annotated by Sir John Hall. The room is part of the 1867 section of the house and was originally two rooms. The central wall was removed in 1890 and the bookshelves designed so family portraits could be hung amongst them.
The image of a corner of the library shows a portrait of John Hall (1742-1816), grandfather of Sir John Hall. The middle image shows a detail of the library leathers, intended to help keep dust off the top of the books. The image on the right is a portrait of Sir John Hall, painted in Dresden in 1884.
The Drawing Room
The Drawing Room, originally two rooms, is the oldest part of the homestead and was part of the original three-roomed house that came from Australia in the mid 1850s. High ceilings were not the New Zealand colonial style. When the central wall was removed the brass picture rails were installed.
The centre image depicts Grace of Hull, owned by George Hall (1782 - 1865), father of Sir John. The right-hand image is the Mary Miller of Hull in 1847, off Cape Horn. It was captained by Sir John's brother George Hall (1818- 1896).
The Drawing Room, originally two rooms, is the oldest part of the homestead and was part of the original three-roomed house that came from Australia in the mid 1850s. High ceilings were not the New Zealand colonial style. When the central wall was removed the brass picture rails were installed.
The centre image depicts Grace of Hull, owned by George Hall (1782 - 1865), father of Sir John. The right-hand image is the Mary Miller of Hull in 1847, off Cape Horn. It was captained by Sir John's brother George Hall (1818- 1896).
