Dunedin
Olveston
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36
banquet
36
cabaret
100
cocktail
50
theatre
1
meeting
rooms
rooms
Overview
Olveston, an authentic historic experience in the heart of Dunedin.
Olveston was designed by English architect Sir Ernest George and built for Dunedin businessman, collector and philanthropist David Theomin in 1906. Built as a family home with ample rooms for live-in servants, the Theomin’s extensively furnished their home with fine artworks, furniture and objects of fascination and ancient artefacts from all around the world.
David Theomin’s daughter Dorothy inherited the house in 1933. She lived there until her death in 1966 (aged 79), when it was discovered the house and the original contents were gifted to the City of Dunedin.
Opened as a historic house museum in 1967, Olveston is a time capsule as little has changed inside the house since it was occupied.
Olveston was designed by English architect Sir Ernest George and built for Dunedin businessman, collector and philanthropist David Theomin in 1906. Built as a family home with ample rooms for live-in servants, the Theomin’s extensively furnished their home with fine artworks, furniture and objects of fascination and ancient artefacts from all around the world.
David Theomin’s daughter Dorothy inherited the house in 1933. She lived there until her death in 1966 (aged 79), when it was discovered the house and the original contents were gifted to the City of Dunedin.
Opened as a historic house museum in 1967, Olveston is a time capsule as little has changed inside the house since it was occupied.
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42 Royal Terrace, Dunedin Central, Dunedin
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