Hean Road in Halswell – Victor Hean (1901-1979) designed the former Halswell Quarry Manager’s house in Halswell Quarry. The house was built in 1926-1927. Hean was Christchurch City Council’s architect at the time he designed the house. During his time at Christchurch City Council he was responsible for designing many other Christchurch notable buildings, such as Edmonds’ Band Rotunda and the MED Building on Manchester Street. He was also a member of the Government Architect’s Office, a technical advisor to the Royal Commission after the Ballantynes Fire, and was involved with state housing.
A reasonable of information from the council minutes about the naming of streets in the subdivision. Papers Past under the name of Victor Hean it was mostly prize giving from when he was at St Michaels School. He left Christchurch in 1936 for the North Island and then it was information about his involvement with the Manawatu Repertory Society. The architectural information on Papers Past was under the name V Hean.
The street is too new to be on maps and there are no houses built here yet.
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