▁year , ▁he ▁built ▁his ▁residence ▁' H aw kes bury ' ▁in ▁Mer iv ale ▁( ). ▁The ▁residence ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁district ▁he ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁and ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁Samuel ▁F arr ▁( 1 8 2 7 – 1 9 1 8 ). ▁Its ▁drive way ▁was ▁located ▁at ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁ 1 8 4 ▁Pap an ui ▁Road , ▁and ▁ran ▁for ▁about ▁ 1 4 0   m ▁before ▁reaching ▁the ▁house . ▁The ▁property ▁was ▁surrounded ▁by ▁Pap an ui ▁Road , ▁Mans field ▁Avenue ▁and ▁St ▁Alb ans ▁Street ▁and ▁four ▁garden ers ▁were ▁employed ▁for ▁the ▁up keep ▁of ▁the ▁gard ens . ▁An ▁arch ery ▁ground , ▁a ▁bow ling ▁green , ▁a ▁tennis ▁court ▁and ▁a ▁sw imming ▁pool ▁were ▁on ▁the ▁grounds . ▁The ▁house ▁was ▁demol ished ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁and ▁the ▁land ▁sub div ided . ▁ ▁Pe ac ock ▁was ▁involved ▁with ▁many ▁companies , ▁often ▁on ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors . ▁By ▁bu ying ▁the ▁plant ▁for ▁the ▁Ka ia po i ▁W ool len ▁Man ufact uring ▁Company , ▁he ▁enabled ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁this ▁industry ▁for ▁the ▁region . ▁He ▁was ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁of ▁the ▁London - based ▁Alliance ▁Ass urance ▁Company , ▁and ▁a ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Union ▁In sur ance ▁Company , ▁which ▁he ▁co - f ounded . ▁He ▁held ▁director ships ▁of ▁the ▁Christ ch urch ▁Me at ▁Company ,