The name derives from Carrigafoyle Castle, ancestral home of the Irish chieftain, O'Connor Kerry, in County Kerry, Ireland, and recalls the ancestry of Elizabeth's husband Robert O'Connor. John Martin founded the township of Martinborough and became one of the largest landowners of the Wairarapa.
The early Edwardian residence built of timber throughout is on the grand scale with four floors and more than 9000 sq ft. The rooms and hallways are spacious and generously proportioned. Unique stained glass windows, carved woodwork, moulded ceilings and brass fixtures decorate the interior. The stained glass ranking with the best three examples of domestic work in New Zealand, was designed and executed by Charles Carter, a former apprentice of Charles Groves of London.
Carrigafoyle once housed New Zealand's largest private native bird collection, now in the Canterbury museum.
Its unique value lies in the fact that it is one of the very few private residences of any consequence left in Wellington. It stands as a splendid Edwardian example of a large family home in Central Wellington.
List Entry Information
Status
Listed
List Entry Status
Historic Place Category 1
Access
Private/No Public Access
List Number
1345
Date Entered
11th July 1986
Date of Effect
11th July 1986
City/District Council
Wellington City
Region
Wellington Region
Extent of List Entry
Extent includes the land described as Lot 2 DP 52538 (RT WN21D/208), Wellington Land District, and the building known as Carrigafoyle thereon.
Legal description
Lot 2 DP 52538 (RT WN21D/208), Wellington Land District
Status
Listed
List Entry Status
Historic Place Category 1
Access
Private/No Public Access
List Number
1345
Date Entered
11th July 1986
Date of Effect
11th July 1986
City/District Council
Wellington City
Region
Wellington Region
Extent of List Entry
Extent includes the land described as Lot 2 DP 52538 (RT WN21D/208), Wellington Land District, and the building known as Carrigafoyle thereon.
Legal description
Lot 2 DP 52538 (RT WN21D/208), Wellington Land District
Construction Professional
Name
Penty & Blake
Type
Architectural Partnership
Biography
No biography is currently available for this construction professional
Construction Details
Start Year
1903
Type
Original Construction
Construction Professional
Name
Penty & Blake
Type
Architectural Partnership
Biography
No biography is currently available for this construction professional
Construction Details
Start Year
1903
Type
Original Construction
Historical and Associated Iwi / Hapū / Whānau
Other Information
This place was identified as significant under previous legislation with different information requirements. It remains significant under the current legislation. There is opportunity under our legislation and policies to add to this information. Further information about this place may be available from the Central Regional Office of Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga. A fully referenced registration report is available from the NZHPT Central Region Office Please note that entry on the New Zealand Heritage List/Rarangi Korero identifies only the heritage values of the property concerned, and should not be construed as advice on the state of the property, or as a comment of its soundness or safety, including in regard to earthquake risk, safety in the event of fire, or insanitary conditions. his historic place was registered under the Historic Places Act 1980. The following text is the original citation considered by the NZHPT Board at the time of registration. Information in square brackets indicate modifications made after the paper was considered by the NZHPT Board.
Historical and Associated Iwi / Hapū / Whānau
Other Information
This place was identified as significant under previous legislation with different information requirements. It remains significant under the current legislation. There is opportunity under our legislation and policies to add to this information. Further information about this place may be available from the Central Regional Office of Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga. A fully referenced registration report is available from the NZHPT Central Region Office Please note that entry on the New Zealand Heritage List/Rarangi Korero identifies only the heritage values of the property concerned, and should not be construed as advice on the state of the property, or as a comment of its soundness or safety, including in regard to earthquake risk, safety in the event of fire, or insanitary conditions. his historic place was registered under the Historic Places Act 1980. The following text is the original citation considered by the NZHPT Board at the time of registration. Information in square brackets indicate modifications made after the paper was considered by the NZHPT Board.
Current Usages
Uses: Accommodation
Specific Usage: House
Former Usages
General Usage: Accommodation
Specific Usage: House
Current Usages
Uses: Accommodation
Specific Usage: House
Former Usages
General Usage: Accommodation
Specific Usage: House
Location
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