He first built here, but then, as his family grew up and married he also built houses for them. See GC35ZDP for more details.
Appo and members of his family are buried at Dovedale Cemetery, a few kilometres down the road, near GC1XORC
Information boards near "Spotlight" in Nelson tell of Appo's life before he moved to Dovedale. See GC2FCJ
"Appo Hocton, Wong Ah Poo Hoc Ting" by Karen Stade, Published 2010 by the Nelson Provincial Museum, provides an excellent tribute to Appo's life.