List Entry Information
Status
Listed
List Entry Status
Historic Place Category 1
Access
Private/No Public Access
List Number
7182
Date Entered
23rd June 1994
Date of Effect
23rd June 1994
City/District Council
Timaru District
Region
Canterbury Region
Status
Listed
List Entry Status
Historic Place Category 1
Access
Private/No Public Access
List Number
7182
Date Entered
23rd June 1994
Date of Effect
23rd June 1994
City/District Council
Timaru District
Region
Canterbury Region
Why is this place significant?
Historic Significance
Historical Significance or Value The historical significance of Mt Peel Boundary Hut relates to its use as a boundary keeper's hut. Boundary huts appear to have been fairly common during the early years of South Island high country pastoral farming. The boundary keeping occupation was a major contributing factor in the development of large runs such as Mt Peel Station. Mt Peel Boundary Hut is a surviving example of a building type which was made redundant by technological development. In addition it was historical significance as a result of its association with Mt Peel Station and with the Acland family who were seminal features of the early history of pastoralism in New Zealand.
Physical Significance
ARCHITECTURAL QUALITY: Mt Peel Boundary Hut is a well resolved example of a New Zealand vernacular building type, the hut. Its combination of rectangular plan, symmetrical front facade and pitched roof is typical of many small scale buildings erected in colonial New Zealand. Utilitarian and simple to construct, Mt Peel Boundary Hut reflects the difficulty imposed by its remote location in the use of readily available construction materials. It is of technological interest in that the stonework is laid as random rubble in two skins with loose infill between. While the quality of workmanship is somewhat rough as befits an early building in such a remote location, the hut is remarkably sound for its age and, other than a lean-to addition, it has been little altered. TOWNSCAPE/LANDMARK VALUE: The hut is not visible from Rangitata Road but being constructed of local stone it harmonises with its tussock landscape and its river terrace setting. It commands views over Forest Creek, Moonlight Stream and parts of the Two Thumb Range.
Why is this place significant?
Historic Significance
Historical Significance or Value The historical significance of Mt Peel Boundary Hut relates to its use as a boundary keeper's hut. Boundary huts appear to have been fairly common during the early years of South Island high country pastoral farming. The boundary keeping occupation was a major contributing factor in the development of large runs such as Mt Peel Station. Mt Peel Boundary Hut is a surviving example of a building type which was made redundant by technological development. In addition it was historical significance as a result of its association with Mt Peel Station and with the Acland family who were seminal features of the early history of pastoralism in New Zealand.
Physical Significance
ARCHITECTURAL QUALITY: Mt Peel Boundary Hut is a well resolved example of a New Zealand vernacular building type, the hut. Its combination of rectangular plan, symmetrical front facade and pitched roof is typical of many small scale buildings erected in colonial New Zealand. Utilitarian and simple to construct, Mt Peel Boundary Hut reflects the difficulty imposed by its remote location in the use of readily available construction materials. It is of technological interest in that the stonework is laid as random rubble in two skins with loose infill between. While the quality of workmanship is somewhat rough as befits an early building in such a remote location, the hut is remarkably sound for its age and, other than a lean-to addition, it has been little altered. TOWNSCAPE/LANDMARK VALUE: The hut is not visible from Rangitata Road but being constructed of local stone it harmonises with its tussock landscape and its river terrace setting. It commands views over Forest Creek, Moonlight Stream and parts of the Two Thumb Range.
Construction Details
Start Year
1860
startYearCirca
Type
Original Construction
Notable Features
Stonework laid as random rubble in two skins with loose infill between
Construction Details
Start Year
1860
startYearCirca
Type
Original Construction
Notable Features
Stonework laid as random rubble in two skins with loose infill between
Builder: Possibly Alexander (Sandy) McLeod ARCHITECT/ENGINEER/DESIGNER: It is possible that the hut was designed and built by Alexander (Sandy) McLeod, a highland shepherd from Loch Broome, and/or labourers from Mt Peel Station. It was known as Sandy's Hut. ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION: Mt Peel Boundary Hut is a two-roomed hut with a rectangular plan and pitched roof. The front (north) facade is symmetrical and has a centrally located door with a multi-light window on either side. The hut has a corrugated iron lean-to at the west end and a stove and chimney at the east end. MODIFICATIONS: Dates not known: -Corrugated iron lean-to added to west end -Loft floor above the bunk room partially removed
Builder: Possibly Alexander (Sandy) McLeod ARCHITECT/ENGINEER/DESIGNER: It is possible that the hut was designed and built by Alexander (Sandy) McLeod, a highland shepherd from Loch Broome, and/or labourers from Mt Peel Station. It was known as Sandy's Hut. ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION: Mt Peel Boundary Hut is a two-roomed hut with a rectangular plan and pitched roof. The front (north) facade is symmetrical and has a centrally located door with a multi-light window on either side. The hut has a corrugated iron lean-to at the west end and a stove and chimney at the east end. MODIFICATIONS: Dates not known: -Corrugated iron lean-to added to west end -Loft floor above the bunk room partially removed
Historical and Associated Iwi / Hapū / Whānau
Completion Date
14th February 1994
Information Sources
Acland, 1975
L.G.D. Acland, The Early Canterbury Runs, 4th ed., Christchurch, 1975
Department of Conservation
Department of Conservation
Harte, 1956
G Harte, Mount Peel is a Hundred: the story of the first high country sheep station in Canterbury, Herald Printing Works, Timaru, 1956.
Other Information
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
Completion Date
14th February 1994
Information Sources
Acland, 1975
L.G.D. Acland, The Early Canterbury Runs, 4th ed., Christchurch, 1975
Department of Conservation
Department of Conservation
Harte, 1956
G Harte, Mount Peel is a Hundred: the story of the first high country sheep station in Canterbury, Herald Printing Works, Timaru, 1956.
Other Information
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: Civic Facilities
Specific Usage: Tramping/Mountain Hut
Current Usages
Uses: Civic Facilities
Specific Usage: Tramping/Mountain Hut
Location
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