Dunedin

In the prosperous Dunedin of the 19th C. imposing public buildings were built in stone, at a time when the usual building material in the rest of New Zealand was wood. Easily worked limestone was readily available in the Oamaru quarries.

The town's well-to-do citizens built handsome terraced houses with columns, oriel windows and balconies. There are particularly fine examples in Stuart Street and the High Street.