The significance of the Whare lies in its intimate association with the Purau Homestead and subsequently the history of Diamond Harbour. The Whare was built at approximately the same time as the Homestead (c.1853) by station hands of the first owner, Robert Rhodes. The Gardiner family brought the homestead in 1874 and it has remained in this family for five generations.
The Whare preserves a once common vernacular form of building, a simple gabled timber frame outhouse with lean-to verandahs, and is one of the oldest such buildings in New Zealand. The Whare is an important, surviving early colonial archetype and forms an important part of the group of buildings at Purau.
List Entry Information
Status
Listed
List Entry Status
Historic Place Category 2
Access
Private/No Public Access
List Number
7157
Date Entered
24th February 1994
Date of Effect
24th February 1994
City/District Council
Christchurch City
Region
Canterbury Region
Legal description
Lot 3 DP 387552 (RT 350439), Canterbury Land District
Status
Listed
List Entry Status
Historic Place Category 2
Access
Private/No Public Access
List Number
7157
Date Entered
24th February 1994
Date of Effect
24th February 1994
City/District Council
Christchurch City
Region
Canterbury Region
Legal description
Lot 3 DP 387552 (RT 350439), Canterbury Land District
Construction Details
Start Year
1853
startYearCirca
Type
Original Construction
Construction Details
Start Year
1853
startYearCirca
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 Southern Regional Office of Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga. A copy of the original report is available from the NZHPT Southern 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.
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 Southern Regional Office of Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga. A copy of the original report is available from the NZHPT Southern 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.
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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