Historical information
Otira was designed and built in 1887 by architect Mr Crouch, first Secretary of the Institute of Architects for Mr Henry Berry, founder of a successful wholesale grocery business. The house was acquired by the Methodist Church in 1923 for use as a home missionary training college. The house is of faced stone on a bluestone foundation. The large front door is surrounded by lead light windows surmounted by a fan light. The land on which the house stands has now been subdivided.
Physical description
B & W gloss photograph mounted on card of the rear of Otira, the Home Missionary Training College located at 73 Walpole Street Kew.
Inscriptions & markings
Otira 73 Walpole Street Kew. Home MIssionaries Training College.
