Built by the Victorians and the Edwardian's from great native forests, the villa is New Zealand's most distinctive housing type. The origins of the New Zealand villa are rooted in 18th and 19th century Britain. As a building type it flourished during the Georgian era, the period from 1715 to 1830. The term 'villa' was associated with the wealthier upper classes and described a house on its own plot of land. During the time people were fascinated by the archaeology of Greece and Rome. The…
