In the 1950s this Carpenter Gothic style house was in a state of disrepair and under demolition order. It was purchased by Dr G.M Emery, who removed it from its site by careful dismantling. Each piece was numbered and recorded and the house was rebuilt on land neighbouring Dr Emery's Haywood Street home. The rebuilding took from 1958-1969. This is an early example of the conservation of an historic building using largely original materials including diagonal weatherboard and slate roofing.
The history of the house dates back to Grace Sinclair who was one of three women issued with a right to buy land in 1853 and the deed to the site on Moray Place on which this house originally was signed in 1856. The house was built c1858. The house is a representative and important example of middle class inner city housing of the mid 19th Century.
List Entry Information
Status
Listed
List Entry Status
Historic Place Category 2
Access
Private/No Public Access
List Number
7145
Date Entered
24th February 1994
Date of Effect
24th February 1994
City/District Council
Dunedin City
Region
Otago Region
Extent of List Entry
Pt Lot 1 DP 17674 (RT OT9A/422), Otago Land District, and the building known as house thereon.
Legal description
Pt Lot 1 DP 17674 (RT OT9A/422), Otago Land District
Status
Listed
List Entry Status
Historic Place Category 2
Access
Private/No Public Access
List Number
7145
Date Entered
24th February 1994
Date of Effect
24th February 1994
City/District Council
Dunedin City
Region
Otago Region
Extent of List Entry
Pt Lot 1 DP 17674 (RT OT9A/422), Otago Land District, and the building known as house thereon.
Legal description
Pt Lot 1 DP 17674 (RT OT9A/422), Otago Land District
Construction Details
Start Year
1858
startYearCirca
Type
Original Construction
Type
Relocation
Description
Carefully dismantled and moved. Rebuilt on current site 1958-1969
Period
1950s
Construction Details
Start Year
1858
startYearCirca
Type
Original Construction
Type
Relocation
Description
Carefully dismantled and moved. Rebuilt on current site 1958-1969
Period
1950s
Historical and Associated Iwi / Hapū / Whānau
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. Disclaimer 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. Archaeological sites are protected by the Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Act 2014, regardless of whether they are entered on the New Zealand Heritage List/Rarangi Korero or not. Archaeological sites include ‘places associated with pre-1900 human activity, where there may be evidence relating to the history of New Zealand’. This List entry report should not be read as a statement on whether or not the archaeological provisions of the Act apply to the property (s) concerned. Please contact your local Heritage New Zealand office for archaeological advice
Historical and Associated Iwi / Hapū / Whānau
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. Disclaimer 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. Archaeological sites are protected by the Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Act 2014, regardless of whether they are entered on the New Zealand Heritage List/Rarangi Korero or not. Archaeological sites include ‘places associated with pre-1900 human activity, where there may be evidence relating to the history of New Zealand’. This List entry report should not be read as a statement on whether or not the archaeological provisions of the Act apply to the property (s) concerned. Please contact your local Heritage New Zealand office for archaeological advice
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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