This 114 year old privately owned homestead has been on Real estate listings for over 10 years.Guy Homestead, also known as Saidia House, was built in 1898. It was originally part of a 210 acre farm and over the years was subdivided into smaller farms with dairy-farming ceasing in 1986. Huntington Park resident Graham Guy lived in the homestead from 1923-1928 before his father bought estate land from Guy’s Rd to Harris Rd. The other half, from the corner of Botany Rd to the western end of Burswood Rd (not in existence then), was leased and sold to the Shaw brothers in 1938.Graham’s father died in 1956 and his land was later sold for development, including Huntington Park in 1994. Manukau City Council bought the homestead and 2 acres of surrounding land prior to 1983 to extend Ti Rakau Drive. It sold the property in 1997 and since then there have been several owners. The property, near industrial area, Huntington Drive, has many possible uses but has fallen into a desperate state of dereliction, cannot be touched due to Historic Places Trust caveats attached to the house and land, protecting it from being removed and requiring a restoration project must retain its architectural style.作者: gingerlemon 时间: 2015-12-2 11:29:27