Historic Sites : McNeill's Cottage
McNeill's Cottage
James McNeill was a Scotsman who came to New Zealand in his teens. He came to Queenstown about 1882. where he was employed as a contractor to build the Ballarat Street Bridge. He married in 1885 and built this cottage about this time. After the death of his first wife from peritonitis, he married Anne Bella Prier, the niece of the John Williams who built Williams’ Cottage. James McNeill died in 1920. McNeill was responsible for building many well-known Queenstown properties, but only a couple remain standing today. The passing of time is testament to McNeill's craftsmanship. McNeill's Cottage remained a private residence until the early 1970s when it was expanded and converted into a brewery, before new ownership in 2012 resulted in a major renovation and the opening of Sasso (Italian) Restaurant.
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