The house is a simple two-storey weatherboard structure with a steep-pitched hipped roof and a verandah on three sides.
Built in a simplified Georgian style it is similar in form to colonial dwellings in Auckland and North Auckland. One of the very few remaining buildings of this style in the Wellington region.
List Entry Information
Status
Listed
List Entry Status
Historic Place Category 1
Access
Private/No Public Access
List Number
4110
Date Entered
25th September 1986
Date of Effect
25th September 1986
City/District Council
Wellington City
Region
Wellington Region
Extent of List Entry
Extent includes the land described as Lot 2 DP 53967 (RT WN24A/417), Wellington Land District, and the building known as Daisy Hill Farm House thereon.
Legal description
Lot 2 DP 53967 (RT WN24A/417), Wellington Land District
Status
Listed
List Entry Status
Historic Place Category 1
Access
Private/No Public Access
List Number
4110
Date Entered
25th September 1986
Date of Effect
25th September 1986
City/District Council
Wellington City
Region
Wellington Region
Extent of List Entry
Extent includes the land described as Lot 2 DP 53967 (RT WN24A/417), Wellington Land District, and the building known as Daisy Hill Farm House thereon.
Legal description
Lot 2 DP 53967 (RT WN24A/417), Wellington Land District
Why is this place significant?
Historic Significance
Historical Significance or Value This is one of Wellington's earliest domestic buildings and was built for Robert Bould. Bould was a pioneer farmer who came to New Zealand with the New Zealand Company. He took up land in Johnsonville at Daisy Hill in 1853. Bould was the first sheep farmer in the area. The house is an important link with pioneer life in the region. It is now part of the suburb of Johnsonville.
Physical Significance
ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE This is built in a simplified Georgian style and is similar in form to colonial dwellings in Auckland and North Auckland . One of the very few remaining buildings of this style in the Wellington region.
Why is this place significant?
Historic Significance
Historical Significance or Value This is one of Wellington's earliest domestic buildings and was built for Robert Bould. Bould was a pioneer farmer who came to New Zealand with the New Zealand Company. He took up land in Johnsonville at Daisy Hill in 1853. Bould was the first sheep farmer in the area. The house is an important link with pioneer life in the region. It is now part of the suburb of Johnsonville.
Physical Significance
ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE This is built in a simplified Georgian style and is similar in form to colonial dwellings in Auckland and North Auckland . One of the very few remaining buildings of this style in the Wellington region.
Construction Details
Start Year
1857
Type
Original Construction
Construction Materials
Timber-weatherboard with corrugated iron roof
Construction Details
Start Year
1857
Type
Original Construction
Construction Materials
Timber-weatherboard with corrugated iron roof
ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION (Style) The house is a simple two-storey weatherboard structure with a steep-pitched hipped roof and a verandah on three sides. MODIFICATIONS Exterior restored
ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION (Style) The house is a simple two-storey weatherboard structure with a steep-pitched hipped roof and a verandah on three sides. MODIFICATIONS Exterior restored
Historical and Associated Iwi / Hapū / Whānau
Other Information
A fully referenced registration report is available from the NZHPT Central 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. This historic place was registered under the Historic Places Act 1980. This report includes the text from the original Building Classification Committee report considered by the NZHPT Board at the time of registration.
Historical and Associated Iwi / Hapū / Whānau
Other Information
A fully referenced registration report is available from the NZHPT Central 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. This historic place was registered under the Historic Places Act 1980. This report includes the text from the original Building Classification Committee report considered by the NZHPT Board at the time of registration.
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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