Anderson and Co. Merchants Store

Anderson and Co. Flour and Grain Merchants' Store (Former), built between 1875 and 1881, is associated with the significant grain and flour milling industry in North Otago.

James Anderson and Andrew Mowat were early figures in Otago’s flour milling industry. They established a flour mill in Manor Place, Dunedin, in 1867, as well as a steam flour mill at Waikouaiti (1871) and another at Teanaraki near Enfield.

The flour from the Kakanui mill was carted to their Oamaru store located in Tyne Street.

By 1875-1876 Anderson and Mowat had built a new store on Harbour Street. They built on the rear of the section, intending to build a ‘handsome building’ at the front. The store was built of concrete with storage for 40,000 bushels of grain and designed by John Lemon and built by F. Every.