Allan Kerr Taylor

Allan Kerr Taylor (30 December 1832 – 14 April 1890)

His father was General William Taylor. Personal life In 1848, he emigrated to New Zealand where his father owned land at west Tamaki, now absorbed into the Auckland suburban area. At the age of 16, he bought of land at Mount Albert, later adding another , and calling the property Alberton. He stood in the 1876 election in the electorate and came second to Joseph Tole. Legacy

Alberton, an 18-room mansion, was bequeathed to the public by the descendants of Allan Kerr Taylor in 1972. It is situated on Mount Albert Road in Mount Albert, close to Kerr Taylor Avenue. On 7 April 1983, Alberton was registered by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust (now Heritage New Zealand) as a Category I heritage structure, with register number 26.

Alberton and Kerr Taylor Avenues are two roads in Mount Albert located on land formerly owned by Kerr Taylor.