Waimakariri District
Explore the stories of various New Zealand Heritage List places in the Waimakariri District that have been demolished following the Canterbury earthquakes.
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Community Centre/Rialto Cinema, Kaiapoi
4 Charles Street, Kaiapoi
Originally entered in the List as a Category 2 historic place (#3750) - Demolished 2011
Community Centre/Rialto Cinema was built in 1935.
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Convent Building, Rangiora
29 Victoria Street and George Street, Rangiora
Originally entered in the List as a Category 2 historic place (#3767) - Demolished 2014
The Roman Catholic convent for the Sisters of Notre Dame des Missions was consecrated in 1907. The former convent was later used as a private residence.
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Haskell House, Kaiapoi
250 Williams Street and Beach Road, Kaiapoi
Originally entered in the List as a Category 1 historic place (#7095) - Demolished 2013
Haskell House or 'Chadwell' was built as a private residence for George Haskell and his wife in 1865-1866. The house was Victorian in style with a cruciform plan. It was built of cavity brick construction and was thought to have been the earliest example of this construction method in New Zealand.
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House, Kaiapoi
14 Beswick Street, Kaiapoi
Originally entered in the List as a Category 2 historic place (#3819) - Demolished 2014
Built in c. 1904 by Henry Philip Mills, this elegant Edwardian villa was notable for its stuccoed detail veranda which encircled all four sides of the building.
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House, Kaiapoi
52 Sewell Street, Kaiapoi
Originally entered in the List as a Category 2 historic place (#3757) - Demolished 2012
This weatherboard workers' dwelling had a bull nose verandah with decorative cast iron lace along the front of the verandah.
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Masonic Lodge, Rangiora
132 Percival Street, Rangiora
Originally entered in the List as a Category 2 historic place (#3785) - Demolished 2013
The Masonic Lodge in Rangiora was constructed in 1882 of brick, concrete and iron, with a light facing of Oamaru Stone.
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Methodist Parsonage (former), Kaiapoi
53 Fuller Street, Kaiapoi
Originally entered in the List as a Category 2 historic place (#3755) - Demolished 2013
The brick Methodist Parsonage was constructed in 1914 and designed in the bay villa style by architect R. Lovell-Smith.
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Museum - formerly Court House and Jail, Kaiapoi
145 Williams Street, Kaiapoi
Originally entered in the List as a Category 2 historic place (#3790) - Demolished 2010
The building at 145 Williams Street in Kaiapoi, completed in October 1890, is an early example of a rural area's Court house and it had its original lock up behind. The building was demolished following the earthquake of 4 September 2010.
Read the report (pdf, 1.3mb).
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Peverel Place, Flaxton
19 Mulcocks Road, Flaxton
Originally entered in the List as a Category 2 historic place (#1796) - Demolished 2015
A homestead built on concrete in c. 1876 by Edward Mulcock. A timber addition was added in about 1890. The building was notable as an early example of a domestic concrete construction and for its two-storied veranda.
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Riverside Shopping Centre, Kaiapoi
Raven Quay and Williams Street, Kaiapoi
Originally entered in the List as a Category 2 historic place (#3762) - Demolished 2011
The Riverside Shopping Centre was built in 1921.
