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Clematis Cottage

68 Kana Street, MATAURA

Public

Historic Place Category 2

List No. 7287

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Scheduled on Proposed Gore District Plan HH-5
Clematis Cottage, Mataura. CC BY Licence | Melanie Dick | 15/02/2024 | Melanie Dick
Clematis Cottage, Mataura. CC BY Licence | Melanie Dick | 15/02/2024 | Melanie Dick
Clematis Cottage, Mataura. CC BY Licence | Melanie Dick | 15/02/2024 | Melanie Dick
Clematis Cottage, Mataura. CC BY Licence | Melanie Dick | 15/02/2024 | Melanie Dick
Clematis Cottage, Mataura. CC BY Licence | Melanie Dick | 15/02/2024 | Melanie Dick
Clematis Cottage, Mataura. CC BY Licence | Melanie Dick | 15/02/2024 | Melanie Dick

List Entry Information

Overview

Status
Listed

List Entry Status
Historic Place Category 2

Access
Able to Visit

List Number
7287

Date Entered
14th December 1995

Date of Effect
14th December 1995

City/District Council
Gore District

Region
Southland Region

Extent of List Entry

Extent includes the land described as Lot 1 DP 2722 (RT SL133/57), Southland Land District and the building known as the Clematis Cottage thereon, and its fittings and fixtures.

Legal description

Lot 1 DP 2722 (RT SL133/57), Southland Land District

Detailed List Entry
Significance

Historic Significance

Historical Significance or Value This historic place was registered under the Historic Places Act 1993. The following text is from the original Recommendation for Registration considered by the NZHPT Board at the time of registration. Historical/Social: Clematis Cottage is representative of the type of small domestic residence built for lower middle class and working class people in late Victorian New Zealand.

Detail Of Assessed Criteria

This historic place was registered under the Historic Places Act 1993. The following text is from the original Recommendation for Registration considered by the NZHPT Board at the time of registration. The following comments are made in relation to the criteria identified under S.23(2) of the Historic Places Act 1993. c) The potential of the place to provide knowledge of New Zealand history: The cottage is one of very few unmodified cottages remaining in Mataura. Its ownership by the Mataura and District Historical Society and its fitting out as a local history museum ensure that it will have considerable ongoing potential to provide knowledge of local history. f) The potential of the place for public education: The cottage is furnished with displays by the Mataura Historical Society. The material on display include period costume, furniture (including a coal range), china, books, and historic photographs. Conclusion: Clematis Cottage, Mataura, is recommended for registration as a Category II as a place of historical and cultural heritage significance and value. The cottage is representative of Victorian middle/lower class housing. In its current state as a local history museum the building has potential for public education.

Construction Details

Start Year

1882

Type

Original Construction

Reference

Information Sources

New Zealand Historic Places Trust (NZHPT)

New Zealand Historic Places Trust

Report Written By

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.

Further Information

Current Usages

Uses: Accommodation

Specific Usage: House

Former Usages

General Usage:: Accommodation

Specific Usage: House

Themes

Web Links

description: Mataura Museum

url: https://www.gorenz.com/experience/arts-and-heritage/mataura-museum

Overview

Status

Listed

List Entry Status

Historic Place Category 2

Access

Able to Visit

List Number

7287

Date Entered

14th December 1995

Date of Effect

14th December 1995

City/District Council

Gore District

Region

Southland Region

Extent of List Entry

Extent includes the land described as Lot 1 DP 2722 (RT SL133/57), Southland Land District and the building known as the Clematis Cottage thereon, and its fittings and fixtures.

Legal description

Lot 1 DP 2722 (RT SL133/57), Southland Land District

Status

Listed

List Entry Status

Historic Place Category 2

Access

Able to Visit

List Number

7287

Date Entered

14th December 1995

Date of Effect

14th December 1995

City/District Council

Gore District

Region

Southland Region

Extent of List Entry

Extent includes the land described as Lot 1 DP 2722 (RT SL133/57), Southland Land District and the building known as the Clematis Cottage thereon, and its fittings and fixtures.

Legal description

Lot 1 DP 2722 (RT SL133/57), Southland Land District

Significance

Why is this place significant?

Historic Significance

Historical Significance or Value This historic place was registered under the Historic Places Act 1993. The following text is from the original Recommendation for Registration considered by the NZHPT Board at the time of registration. Historical/Social: Clematis Cottage is representative of the type of small domestic residence built for lower middle class and working class people in late Victorian New Zealand.

Why is this place Category 1 / Category 2?

Detail Of Assessed Criteria

This historic place was registered under the Historic Places Act 1993. The following text is from the original Recommendation for Registration considered by the NZHPT Board at the time of registration. The following comments are made in relation to the criteria identified under S.23(2) of the Historic Places Act 1993. c) The potential of the place to provide knowledge of New Zealand history: The cottage is one of very few unmodified cottages remaining in Mataura. Its ownership by the Mataura and District Historical Society and its fitting out as a local history museum ensure that it will have considerable ongoing potential to provide knowledge of local history. f) The potential of the place for public education: The cottage is furnished with displays by the Mataura Historical Society. The material on display include period costume, furniture (including a coal range), china, books, and historic photographs. Conclusion: Clematis Cottage, Mataura, is recommended for registration as a Category II as a place of historical and cultural heritage significance and value. The cottage is representative of Victorian middle/lower class housing. In its current state as a local history museum the building has potential for public education.

Why is this place significant?

Historic Significance

Historical Significance or Value This historic place was registered under the Historic Places Act 1993. The following text is from the original Recommendation for Registration considered by the NZHPT Board at the time of registration. Historical/Social: Clematis Cottage is representative of the type of small domestic residence built for lower middle class and working class people in late Victorian New Zealand.

Why is this place Category 1 / Category 2?

Detail Of Assessed Criteria

This historic place was registered under the Historic Places Act 1993. The following text is from the original Recommendation for Registration considered by the NZHPT Board at the time of registration. The following comments are made in relation to the criteria identified under S.23(2) of the Historic Places Act 1993. c) The potential of the place to provide knowledge of New Zealand history: The cottage is one of very few unmodified cottages remaining in Mataura. Its ownership by the Mataura and District Historical Society and its fitting out as a local history museum ensure that it will have considerable ongoing potential to provide knowledge of local history. f) The potential of the place for public education: The cottage is furnished with displays by the Mataura Historical Society. The material on display include period costume, furniture (including a coal range), china, books, and historic photographs. Conclusion: Clematis Cottage, Mataura, is recommended for registration as a Category II as a place of historical and cultural heritage significance and value. The cottage is representative of Victorian middle/lower class housing. In its current state as a local history museum the building has potential for public education.

Construction Information

Construction Details

Start Year

1882

startYearCirca

Type

Original Construction

Construction Details

Start Year

1882

startYearCirca

Type

Original Construction

Reference

Historical and Associated Iwi / Hapū / Whānau

Information Sources

New Zealand Historic Places Trust (NZHPT)

New Zealand Historic Places Trust

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

Information Sources

New Zealand Historic Places Trust (NZHPT)

New Zealand Historic Places Trust

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.

Further Information

Current Usages

Uses: Accommodation

Specific Usage: House

Former Usages

General Usage: Accommodation

Specific Usage: House

Web Links

description: Mataura Museum

url: https://www.gorenz.com/experience/arts-and-heritage/mataura-museum

Current Usages

Uses: Accommodation

Specific Usage: House

Former Usages

General Usage: Accommodation

Specific Usage: House

Web Links

description: Mataura Museum

url: https://www.gorenz.com/experience/arts-and-heritage/mataura-museum

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