DESCRIPTION: The Buller County Council met for the first time on 4 January 1877 and the first council offices were erected nine years later. The foundation stone of the present building was laid in 1940 by Donald Archer, Chairman of the County Council, to commemorate New Zealand's centennial year. The engineer who worked on the building was C.F. Schadick and the contractor was J.S. Jackson.
Location
List Entry Information
Overview
Detailed List Entry
Status
Listed
List Entry Status
Historic Place Category 1
Access
Private/No Public Access
List Number
5001
Date Entered
8th August 1990
Date of Effect
8th August 1990
City/District Council
Buller District
Region
West Coast Region
Extent of List Entry
Extent of registration includes the land described as Sec 1074 SO Plan 7432 (RT NL10B/1025, NZ Gazette 1993 p. 44), Nelson Land District, and the building known as Buller County Chambers (Former) thereon. The building to the rear of the section is excluded from the registration.
Legal description
Sec 1074 SO 7432 (RT NL10B/1025, NZ Gazette 1993 p. 44), Nelson Land District