Section 7 Block V was first granted in 1870 to Samuel Goldston, the first Mayor of Arrowtown. It was purchased in 1875 by William Scoles. One of the more successful prospectors, Scoles turned to hotel keeping, building shops and farming. He also helped found and was a trustee of the local hospital. In 1884, he was described as the ‘oldest resident’ in the district.
In 1878, rates records describe a fence and a garden, although no cottage. Photographic evidence, probably dating to the late 1870s, shows a cottage on site, facing away from Anglesea Street. A later image shows a second weatherboard cottage facing Anglesea Street was in existence by 1910. The first 1870s cottage, was a small, symmetrical weatherboard structure with two sash windows and a central door. The second cottage was built probably between the late 1890s and 1910. Its architectural style is Victorian gable box cottage with an exterior schist chimney, double hung sash windows and timber framed verandah with cast iron lace.
After Scoles’ death in 1903, his properties were sold. The ‘orchard and two-roomed cottage and section adjoining were brought by Mr Henry McKibbin [1853-1923] for £30 and £25 respectively.’ McKibbin was a successful farmer and Mayor of Arrowtown. He leased the cottage and by 1920 William Dakers, a carriage painter, paid the rates as the occupier. . After William’s death in 1932, Sarah Dakers continued in the cottage until at least 1940.
In 1946, Ivy and William Hartley bought the cottage as a holiday home and it remained in Hartley family hands for 67 years. At the time of sale in 2013, the property included the weatherboard cottage facing Anglesea Street, a weatherboard shed close to the street frontage and the 1870s cottage at the rear, in deteriorating condition.
List Entry Information
Status
Listed
List Entry Status
Historic Place Category 2
Access
Private/No Public Access
List Number
3167
Date Entered
24th November 1983
Date of Effect
24th November 1983
City/District Council
Queenstown-Lakes District
Region
Otago Region
Extent of List Entry
Extent includes the land described as Section 7 Blk V Town of Arrowtown (RT OT7C/1193), Otago Land District and the building known as the Cottage thereon.
Legal description
Sec 7 Blk V Town of Arrowtown (RT OT7C/1193), Otago Land District
Status
Listed
List Entry Status
Historic Place Category 2
Access
Private/No Public Access
List Number
3167
Date Entered
24th November 1983
Date of Effect
24th November 1983
City/District Council
Queenstown-Lakes District
Region
Otago Region
Extent of List Entry
Extent includes the land described as Section 7 Blk V Town of Arrowtown (RT OT7C/1193), Otago Land District and the building known as the Cottage thereon.
Legal description
Sec 7 Blk V Town of Arrowtown (RT OT7C/1193), Otago Land District
Construction Details
Type
Original Construction
Period
Late 1890s to 1910
Construction Materials
Weatherboard
Construction Details
Type
Original Construction
Period
Late 1890s to 1910
Construction Materials
Weatherboard
Historical and Associated Iwi / Hapū / Whānau
Completion Date
19th May 2014
Report Written By
Susan Irvine
Information Sources
Miller, 1973
F.W.G Miller, Golden Days of Lake County, 5th edn, Christchurch, 1973
Bowman and Reid, 2005
Ian Bowman and Becky Reid, ‘An Inventory of heritage structures in Arrowtown’, Queenstown, Queenstown Lakes District Council, 2005.
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 Otago/Southland Office of Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga. A fully referenced upgrade report is available on request from the Otago/Southland Area Office of Heritage New Zealand. 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
19th May 2014
Report Written By
Susan Irvine
Information Sources
Miller, 1973
F.W.G Miller, Golden Days of Lake County, 5th edn, Christchurch, 1973
Bowman and Reid, 2005
Ian Bowman and Becky Reid, ‘An Inventory of heritage structures in Arrowtown’, Queenstown, Queenstown Lakes District Council, 2005.
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 Otago/Southland Office of Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga. A fully referenced upgrade report is available on request from the Otago/Southland Area Office of Heritage New Zealand. 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
Current Usages
Uses: Accommodation
Specific Usage: House
Location
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