Julius Terrace in Richmond – Formerly Harper Terrace. Named after Henry John Chitty Harper (1804-1893). Re-named Julius Terrace. Named after Churchill Julius (1847- 1938). Harper Terrace is first mentioned in The Press in 1912. First appears in street directories in 1914. Bishop Harper was the first Anglican Bishop of Christchurch 1856-1889. Formed on land originally owned by the Anglican church. Benjamin Oakes Moore (1888?-1953), a builder, is one of the first two residents listed. Re-named Julius Terrace in 1918 because of the duplication of Harper Streets in Christchurch. Bishop Julius was the second bishop 1890- 1925 and Archbishop of New Zealand 1922- 1925.
A reasonable amount of information from the library website and there is a Wikipedia page for Churchill Julius. The Te Ara Dictionary of NZ Biography has much better information and sadly the NZ Government announced this week that they will be cutting staff to the department that runs this website. I did slightly sidetrack here as Churchill Julius’s father was Frederic Gilder Julius. I might need to do some research on the Gilder family.
Not a lot of information on Papers Past about the street under the Harper Terrace name. Just a few ads for the subdivision in 1910 plus a couple of birth notices for B O Moore and his wife.
The street changed to Julius Terrace in 1918 and there were various ads over the years. In 1923 the residents complained about the willows on the street. There were several entries for 12 Julius Terrace which belonged to Benjamin Oakes Moore. Sounds like they had a fantastic garden and often held social events at their home. After Benjamin Moore’s death the property was for up for sale in 1957. It was also for sale in 1962 and 1972 and the description of the house made me want to visit the house. In 1982 when it was for sale yet again it was described as a Palatial Residence that had been recently subdivided. The property must have been huge as it still covers all of one side of the street. In 1983 the street at the Stapletons Rd end was closed to traffic. Reason was that the bridge needed replacing so the council replaced it with a footbridge.
This is a short street with only 8 houses and a couple date from 1910 and a couple from 1920. One house from 1910 looked a bit rundown but the other other is gorgeous. The gorgeous house covers one side of the street and Dudley Creek runs between this house and the street.
Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project 