Samuel Hurst Seager (26 June 1855 – 5 October 1933) was a notable New Zealand builder, draftsman, architect and town planner. He was born in

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, England, in 1855, and as a boy emigrated to Christchurch, New Zealand, with his parents in 1870. He was one of the pioneers of the New Zealand bungalow. He purchased land on Clifton Hill in

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and designed and established a garden suburb with eight bungalows which were sold in 1914. Seager resided at No.1 The Spur for eight years from 1902. Two of his notable buildings are

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at 67 Fendalton Road and the Christchurch Municipal Chambers. In the 1926 King's Birthday Honours, he was appointed a

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Gallery of his work

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References

1855 births 1933 deaths Architects from London English emigrants to New Zealand People from Christchurch New Zealand Commanders of the Order of the British Empire 19th-century New Zealand architects 20th-century New Zealand architects {{NewZealand-architect-stub