White Oaks (203 Hurstmere Road)

White Oaks stands on what was known as Nixieland because it was part of an extensive property owned by the Nicks family. In 1908, Mary Ann Nicks bought the land from Jessi Craig, wife of J. J. Craig. She had only a very simple beach cottage on the property and it was her son George who developed the land profitably. At the same time that he built his family home at 207 Hurstmere, he bought his sister’s and half-brother’s shares of his mother's estate and built two more houses for resale. White Oaks is one of them. Of a slightly later period than its neighbour Brown Gables, White Oaks is constructed of cedar with marseille tiles. Before the estate was put up for auction in 1986, the local media described the interior as oak with rimu panelling, rimu scotias in the doorways, and exposed beams.

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