Copyright : Museum für Völkerkunde , Hamburg ( Adolf Ohle Album ), photographer A . J . Tattersall , 17 Sept . 1912
Perhaps Fritz Stünzner ’ s greatest building was the Casino Hotel on the shoreline at Sogi , in Apia . This large wooden structure was commissioned by the DH & PG in 1911 and completed in February 1912 . Its purpose was to provide housing for the company manager and unmarried staff . The hotel stood on the site now occupied by the Kitano Tusitala Hotel .
At the official opening on 2 March 1912 , DH & PG Manager , Mr Karl Hanssen , referred to the plans for the hotel having been presented to the company board jointly by Fritz Stünzner and Albert Schaaffhausen . It is probable that the latter had the main design input .
This photo was taken by Alfred Tattersall 6½ months after the official opening on 17 September 1912 .
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