Head Gardener’s Cottage (Former)

5C Boundary Street, Te Aroha Domain, TE AROHA

Historic Place Category 2

List No. 7085

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This cottage is one of several buildings associated with the Historic Te Aroha Domain. It was the Head Gardener's Cottage for 61 years from 1907, the date the cottage was built, to 1968 when it was rented out to private tenants. In 1989 it became the DoC visitor centre and office.

The house is a good example of a "T" plan Edwardian Villa. The interesting feature of this cottage is that it has no projecting bay beneath the gable representing a local variation. An exterior room was built on the verandah in 1928/9. This was restored by DOC in 1989 and the verandah rebuilt. The cottage exemplifies the growth and development of the Domain with regard to the need for a resident Head Gardener and its control by the (then) Department of Tourist and Health Resorts.
Head Gardener’s Cottage (Former), Te Aroha. CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Image courtesy of www.flickr.com | Shellie Evans – flyingkiwigirl | 25/11/2022 | Shellie Evans
Head Gardener’s Cottage (Former), Te Aroha. CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Image courtesy of www.flickr.com | Shellie Evans – flyingkiwigirl | 25/11/2022 | Shellie Evans

List Entry Information

Overview

Status

Listed

List Entry Status

Historic Place Category 2

Access

Able to Visit

List Number

7085

Date Entered

28th October 1993

Date of Effect

28th October 1993

City/District Council

Matamata-Piako District

Region

Waikato Region

Legal description

Sec 16 Blk IX Aroha SD (RT 550617), South Auckland Land District.

Status

Listed

List Entry Status

Historic Place Category 2

Access

Able to Visit

List Number

7085

Date Entered

28th October 1993

Date of Effect

28th October 1993

City/District Council

Matamata-Piako District

Region

Waikato Region

Legal description

Sec 16 Blk IX Aroha SD (RT 550617), South Auckland Land District.

Construction Information

Construction Details

Start Year

1907

Type

Original Construction

Construction Details

Start Year

1907

Type

Original Construction

Reference

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 Lower Northern Office of Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga. A copy of the original report is available from the NZHPT Northern 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. The following text is from the original Proposal for Classification report presented to the Board 28 Oct 1993.

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 Lower Northern Office of Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga. A copy of the original report is available from the NZHPT Northern 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. The following text is from the original Proposal for Classification report presented to the Board 28 Oct 1993.

Further Information

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

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