This historic place was registered under the Historic Places Act 1980. This report includes the text from the original Proposal for Classification report considered by the NZHPT Board at the time of registration. This Lodge was built in 1899 to a design of one of the Brothers. It is designed in a very simple kind of late-Victorian Classicism, combining symmetry with the use of pilasters, an architrave, a dentilled cornice and a gable designed as a pediment, Lodges like churches, played an important part in colonial society and are often buildings of local historical significance.