Biography: Rhodes, William Barnard

'The Grange', Wellington home of William Barnard Rhodes, in 1868

Wealthy pastoralist and merchant William Barnard Rhodes built an imposing house, 'The Grange' on Wadestown hill, Wellington, in the 1850s.

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Brad Patterson. 'Rhodes, William Barnard', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1990. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/1722/the-grange-wellington-home-of-william-barnard-rhodes-in-1868 (accessed 17 June 2026).