Miss Munro's Cottage, 1899-1969 (Place)

SummaryHome of James and Jessie Munro, who moved from Fifeshire, Scotland in the 1880s. They raised a son and two daughters at the cottage in Tauranga.

Mrs J.B. Munro died there in 1929, after a long illness. Miss Jessie Munro, continued to live and work as a dressmaker in the cottage.

Described in the 1969 newspaper as a 70-year-old cottage on Elizabeth Street and sketched in 1964 with a Norfolk Pine purportedly on Cameron Road just behind it.

The site was later host to Mountfort's Garden Centre.SourcesBay of Plenty Times. (1919, May 13). Miss Munro. Dressmaker.Bay of Plenty Times. (1929, October 24). Obituary. Mrs J.B. Munro. p. 2.Bay of Plenty Times. (1969, August 11). Fate of old cottage hangs in the balance.

Photographs

Miss Munro's Cottage, pencil sketch (copy)

Our People (authority)

Munro, Jessie, 1888-1963(Person)

Scanned photocopy of BOPT photograph 1969, August 12

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Known Date/s

Date Builtc. 1899Date Demolishedc. 1969

Location

Map Address119, Elizabeth Street, Tauranga, 3110, New ZealandLatitude/Longitude^[1]

Relates To

Start here:Munro, Jessie, 1888-1963(Person)

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Miss Munro's Cottage, 1899-1969 (Place)