Auckland cottage owner discovers mystery 1898 initials carved into bedroom door frame
An Auckland homeowner has found initials carved into her 1870s cottage door frame from 1898, but the identity of the carver remains unknown.
Janine Chester lives in an 1870s Auckland cottage that holds a hidden piece of history in her bedroom door frame. Someone carved initials into the wood in 1898, over 128 years ago. The identity of whoever left this mark remains a mystery, but Chester values the carving as one of the special details of her home.
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The mystery carved into an Auckland cottage door frame 128 years ago
Janine Chester doesn't know who carved the initials into her bedroom door frame in 1898, but the detail has become one of the things she loves most about her 1870s Auckland cottage.