Standing in front of Mellor House, believed to be the oldest building on the University of Otago campus, yesterday are (from left) historian Ali Clarke and architectural history experts Michael Findlay and David Murray. Photo by Peter McIntosh. : Cottage's claim to campus seniority

The Cook family home (circled) in a photo taken by J. W. Allen in the late 1860s. The photo was taken from Tanna Hill, parts of which were levelled when the university moved to the site in the 1870s. The circular garden on the right was part of the... : Cottage's claim to campus seniority