The builder was A.H. Hunter who also built the second St Mary's Church Parnell. It is a particularly fine example of Frederick Thatcher's work with its shingled roof, white painted vertical board and batten exterior, trefoil motifs under the gables and Early English fenestration.
Its roofline is very is unusual, the steep pitch of the central portion giving way to more gently sloping sections over the building's side walls. Small gables break out at right angles to the main roof ridge giving the whole roofline an even more irregular appearance. The flatter outer sections of the roof act as buttresses and inside they are supported by columns at their point of intersection with the steeper trussed section of the roof. Internal buttressing and rooflines of broken pitch are evident elsewhere in the complex but are more effectively employed in this building.
Besides its obvious architectural importance, the library for many years housed Bishop Selwyn's extensive book collection and since 1862 has been a venue for many important Synod meetings and various other meetings and functions.
List Entry Information
Status
Listed
List Entry Status
Historic Place Category 1
Access
Private/No Public Access
List Number
24
Date Entered
23rd June 1983
Date of Effect
23rd June 1983
City/District Council
Auckland Council
Region
Auckland Council
Legal description
Lots 2-3 DEED S100 (RT NA58D/841), North Auckland Land District
Status
Listed
List Entry Status
Historic Place Category 1
Access
Private/No Public Access
List Number
24
Date Entered
23rd June 1983
Date of Effect
23rd June 1983
City/District Council
Auckland Council
Region
Auckland Council
Legal description
Lots 2-3 DEED S100 (RT NA58D/841), North Auckland Land District
Construction Details
Start Year
1861
Type
Original Construction
Construction Details
Start Year
1861
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 Northern Regional Office of Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga. 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. This 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 Northern Regional Office of Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga. 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. This 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.
Former Usages
General Usage: Religion
Specific Usage: Vicarage/Manse/Presbytery/Rectory
Former Usages
General Usage: Religion
Specific Usage: Vicarage/Manse/Presbytery/Rectory
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