List of historic places in New Plymouth

The New Plymouth Heritage List contains the heritage sites and buildings from New Plymouth registered in the New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero (formerly the Register).[1]

Montage of New Plymouth heritage buildings (from top left): The Gables Colonial Hospital, New Zealand Wars Memorial, Te Henui Vicarage, White Hart Hotel, Brougham Street Offices (Former), Pridham Hall Boys High School, St Mary's Church

This list is maintained and updated by Heritage New Zealand (aka Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga, initially the National Historic Places Trust and, from 1963 to 2014, the New Zealand Historic Places Trust).[2]

One of New Plymouth District Council’s goals is to preserve the local cultural heritage items, such as buildings, structures and areas, archaeological and waahi tapu sites.[3] New Plymouth District Council has admitted that “more work needs to be done” to protect some of the city’s oldest heritage buildings.[4]

The “Architecture Now” magazine presented an itinerary in New Plymouth including heritage buildings and stated: "The city remains the location of some of the oldest surviving architect-designed buildings in New Zealand." One of the first settlers arriving in New Plymouth in 1843 was Frederick Thatcher, a London-trained architect. He came with the intention to become a farmer, but was drawn into design and civic administration. At the direction of Bishop Selwyn he designed St. Mary’s Cathedral and at direction of Governor Sir George Grey designed one of four hospitals (The Gables Colonial Hospital) ambitiously intended to serve both Maori and settlers.[5]

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Name List Type Address Number Image
The Gables (Colonial Hospital) Historic Place Category 1 Brooklands Park Drive 29  
Hurworth Historic Place Category 1 906 Carrington Road 144  
Whiteley Mission House Historic Place Category 1 453–457 St Aubyn Street 145  
Plas Mawr Historic Place Category 1 26 Standish Street And Wallace Place 146  
Pridham Hall (New Plymouth Boys High School) Historic Place Category 1 95–103 Eliot Street 147  
Taranaki Cathedral Church of St Mary (Anglican) Historic Place Category 1 37 Vivian Street, Robe Street And Brougham Street 148  
White Hart Hotel Historic Place Category 1 118–124 Devon Street West And Queen Street 149  
Boer War Memorial [Relocated] Historic Place Category 2 Devon Mall [relocated to Marsland Hill Reserve] 845  
Band Rotunda Historic Place Category 2 Fillis Street, Pukekura Park 882  
C.C. Ward Limited Building (Former) Historic Place Category 2 47 Currie Street and 6 Devon Street East 884  
Cenotaph Historic Place Category 2 Queen Street and St Aubyn Street 885  
Brougham Street Offices (Former) Historic Place Category 2 41–43 Brougham Street 888  
Devonport Flats Historic Place Category 2 127–131 St Aubyn Street/State Highway 44 and 9 Dawson Street 890  
Entrance Gates, New Plymouth Boys High School Historic Place Category 2 95–97 Eliot Street 891  
Te Henui Vicarage Historic Place Category 1 290 Courtenay Street, Strandon 892  
Holy Trinity Church (Anglican) Historic Place Category 1 12 Henui Street, Fitzroy 893  
Honeyfield Drinking Fountain Historic Place Category 2 Regina Place, Dawson Street and Hine Street 894  
King Building Historic Place Category 2 42 Devon Street West 896  
Kiosk Historic Place Category 2 Fillis St, Pukekura Park 897  
Mayfair Cinema Historic Place Category 2 67 Devon Street West 898  
Te Henui Primitive Methodist Church Historic Place Category 2 505 Devon Street East, Strandon 899  
National Bank Building Historic Place Category 2 27 Brougham Street 901  
New Plymouth Prison Historic Place Category 1 1 Downe Street and Robe Street, Marsland Hill 903  
New Zealand Wars Memorial Historic Place Category 1 51 Robe Street, Marsland Hill / Pukaka 904  
Opera House Historic Place Category 2 94 Devon Street & Egmont St 906  
Queen Victoria Monument Historic Place Category 2 Fillis Street, Pukekura Park 908  
Scotland Cottage Historic Place Category 2 54 Mangorei Road, Strandon 910  
St Andrew's Church (Presbyterian) Historic Place Category 2 70–72A Liardet Street 911  
Taranaki Education Board Offices (Former) Historic Place Category 2 16 Lemon Street 912
New Plymouth Savings Bank (Former) Historic Place Category 2 87 Devon Street West 913  
Taranaki Club Building Historic Place Category 2 4 Queen Street 914  
Willowfield Historic Place Category 2 37 Cameron Street 2733
Puketarata Pā Historic Place Category 2 Hendrie Street, Welbourn 5968  
Parihamore Pā Historic Place Category 2 Bell Street, Welbourn 5969  
Historic Place Category 2 Katere Scenic Reserve 5970  
Flight House Historic Place Category 2 54 Mangorei Road, Strandon 7086  
Richmond Cottage Historic Place Category 1 2–6 Ariki Street 7088  
Roebuck House Historic Place Category 2 4 Powderham Street 7110  
House Historic Place Category 2 7 Ridge Lane 7147  
Hirst Family "Hen and Chickens" Historic Area Historic Area 37 Cameron Street and 84–102 Pendarves Street 7202  
Bates House Historic Place Category 2 124 Pendarves Street 7222  
Public Trust Office (Former) Historic Place Category 2 52 King Street and 29 Queen Street 7237  
The Poet's Bridge Historic Place Category 2 Pukekura Park, 10 Fillis Street 7238  
St Aubyn Chambers Historic Place Category 2 1 Queen Street 7451  
PS Tasmanian Maid wreck site Historic Place Category 1 Kawaroa (Long) Reef 9521

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Introduction to Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga". Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  2. ^ "New Zealand Historic Places Trust becomes Heritage NZ". Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Heritage buildings". New Plymouth District council. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  4. ^ "New Plymouth council admits more work needed to protect district's historic buildings (Andrew Owen, 3 Nov 2022)". Stuff New Zealand. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Itinerary: City Guide New Plymouth". Architecture Now. Retrieved 17 November 2022.

Bibliography edit

Heritage New Zealand, New Zealand Heritage List

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