DESCRIPTION: The Auckland Provincial Council built the Government Building at Coromandel in 1873. It was the administrative centre for the Coromandel goldfield and incorporated a courthouse for the Resident Magistrate and the Mining Warden, together with office accommodation for the District Engineer and other officials. It made redundant an earlier building of 1862 which had been one of the first permanent buildings in wood on the Coromandel goldfield. Declining gold production by 1869 resulted in the withdrawal of government officers from the town then known as Kapanga. However, further gold discoveries in 1868 resulted in the rejuvenation of the town and the re-establishment of government services. Towards the end of the century, the Post office was located in the building and by 1954 Court sittings were no longer being held there. The building then became used as offices for the local authority, which use continues today following the 1989 local government reorganisation.
Location
List Entry Information
Overview
Detailed List Entry
Status
Listed
List Entry Status
Historic Place Category 1
Access
Private/No Public Access
List Number
4680
Date Entered
12th December 1990
Date of Effect
12th December 1990
City/District Council
Thames-Coromandel District
Region
Waikato Region
Legal description
Lot 3 DPS 45087 (RT SA41A/891), South Auckland Land District