Ferdinand Anton Nicolaus Teutenberg (4 December 1840 – 2 October 1933) was a New Zealand stonemason, carver, engraver, medallist and jeweller. He was born in Hüsten, Germany, in 1840. Teutenberg was the son of a gunsmith, who worked for

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. Teutenberg was taught masonry and carving techniques by his father. When Teutenberg visited New Zealand in 1866, he worked on carvings that became part of the

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and Pitt Street Methodist Church, after a chance meeting with architects Amos and Taylor.

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