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List of historic places in New Plymouth

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Montage of New Plymouth heritage buildings (from top left): The Gables Colonial Hospital, New Zealand Wars Memorial, Te Henui Vicarage, White Hart Hotel, Brougham Street Offices (Former), Pridham Hall Boys High School, St Mary's Church

The New Plymouth Heritage List contains the heritage sites and buildings from New Plymouth registered in the New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero (formerly the Register).[1]

This list is maintained and updated by Heritage New Zealand (aka Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga, initially the National Historic Places Trust and, from 1963 to 2014, the New Zealand Historic Places Trust).[2]

One of New Plymouth District Council’s goals is to preserve the local cultural heritage items, such as buildings, structures and areas, archaeological and waahi tapu sites.[3] New Plymouth District Council has admitted that “more work needs to be done” to protect some of the city’s oldest heritage buildings.[4]

The “Architecture Now” magazine presented an itinerary in New Plymouth including heritage buildings and stated: "The city remains the location of some of the oldest surviving architect-designed buildings in New Zealand." One of the first settlers arriving in New Plymouth in 1843 was Frederick Thatcher, a London-trained architect. He came with the intention to become a farmer, but was drawn into design and civic administration. At the direction of Bishop Selwyn he designed St. Mary’s Cathedral and at direction of Governor Sir George Grey designed one of four hospitals (The Gables Colonial Hospital) ambitiously intended to serve both Maori and settlers.[5]

Unfortunately, some heritage buildings were lost. The former Taranaki Education Board Offices, previously registered by Heritage New Zealand as a category 2 building with list number 912, and Arcadia Lodge, listed as a Category B heritage building by the New Plymouth District Council, were demolished in 2022.[6][7] Also, in August 2024 the backs of the former CC Ward buildings on Devon and Currie streets were demolished, but fortunately the façades of the buildings remained. The Devon St East building is registered by Heritage New Zealand as a category 2 building with list number 884.[8]

List

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Name List Type Address Number Image
The Gables (Colonial Hospital) Historic Place Category 1 Brooklands Park Drive 29
Hurworth Historic Place Category 1 906 Carrington Road 144
Whiteley Mission House Historic Place Category 1 453–457 St Aubyn Street 145
Plas Mawr Historic Place Category 1 26 Standish Street And Wallace Place 146
Pridham Hall (New Plymouth Boys High School) Historic Place Category 1 95–103 Eliot Street 147
Taranaki Cathedral Church of St Mary (Anglican) Historic Place Category 1 37 Vivian Street, Robe Street And Brougham Street 148
White Hart Hotel Historic Place Category 1 118–124 Devon Street West And Queen Street 149
Boer War Memorial (Relocated) Historic Place Category 2 Devon Mall [relocated to Marsland Hill Reserve] 845
Band Rotunda Historic Place Category 2 Fillis Street, Pukekura Park 882
C.C. Ward Limited Building (Former) Historic Place Category 2 47 Currie Street and 6 Devon Street East 884
Cenotaph Historic Place Category 2 Queen Street and St Aubyn Street 885
Brougham Street Offices (Former) Historic Place Category 2 41–43 Brougham Street 888
Devonport Flats Historic Place Category 2 127–131 St Aubyn Street/State Highway 44 and 9 Dawson Street 890
Entrance Gates, New Plymouth Boys High School Historic Place Category 2 95–97 Eliot Street 891
Te Henui Vicarage Historic Place Category 1 290 Courtenay Street, Strandon 892
Holy Trinity Church (Anglican) Historic Place Category 1 12 Henui Street, Fitzroy 893
Honeyfield Drinking Fountain Historic Place Category 2 Regina Place, Dawson Street and Hine Street 894
King Building Historic Place Category 2 42 Devon Street West 896
Kiosk Historic Place Category 2 Fillis St, Pukekura Park 897
Mayfair Cinema Historic Place Category 2 67 Devon Street West 898
Te Henui Primitive Methodist Church Historic Place Category 2 505 Devon Street East, Strandon 899
National Bank Building Historic Place Category 2 27 Brougham Street 901
New Plymouth Prison Historic Place Category 1 1 Downe Street and Robe Street, Marsland Hill 903
New Zealand Wars Memorial Historic Place Category 1 51 Robe Street, Marsland Hill / Pukaka 904
Opera House Historic Place Category 2 94 Devon Street & Egmont St 906
Queen Victoria Monument Historic Place Category 2 Fillis Street, Pukekura Park 908
Scotland Cottage Historic Place Category 2 54 Mangorei Road, Strandon 910
St Andrew's Church (Presbyterian) Historic Place Category 2 70–72A Liardet Street 911
New Plymouth Savings Bank (Former) Historic Place Category 2 87 Devon Street West 913
Taranaki Club Building Historic Place Category 2 4 Queen Street 914
Willowfield Historic Place Category 2 37 Cameron Street 2733
Puketarata Pā Historic Place Category 2 Hendrie Street, Welbourn 5968
Parihamore Pā Historic Place Category 2 Bell Street, Welbourn 5969
Historic Place Category 2 Katere Scenic Reserve 5970
Flight House Historic Place Category 2 54 Mangorei Road, Strandon 7086
Richmond Cottage Historic Place Category 1 2–6 Ariki Street 7088
Roebuck House Historic Place Category 2 4 Powderham Street 7110
House Historic Place Category 2 7 Ridge Lane 7147
Hirst Family "Hen and Chickens" Historic Area Historic Area 37 Cameron Street and 84–102 Pendarves Street 7202
Bates House Historic Place Category 2 124 Pendarves Street 7222
Public Trust Office (Former) Historic Place Category 2 52 King Street and 29 Queen Street 7237
The Poet's Bridge Historic Place Category 2 Pukekura Park, 10 Fillis Street 7238
St Aubyn Chambers Historic Place Category 2 1 Queen Street 7451
PS Tasmanian Maid wreck site Historic Place Category 1 Kawaroa (Long) Reef 9521

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Introduction to Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga". Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  2. ^ "New Zealand Historic Places Trust becomes Heritage NZ". Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Heritage buildings". New Plymouth District council. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  4. ^ "New Plymouth council admits more work needed to protect district's historic buildings (Andrew Owen, 3 Nov 2022)". Stuff New Zealand. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Itinerary: City Guide New Plymouth". Architecture Now. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Site preparations under way for central New Plymouth housing development". Stuff. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  7. ^ Andrew Owen. "New Plymouth council admits more work needed to protect district's historic buildings". Stuff. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Back of historic CC Ward buildings demolished". Stuff. Retrieved 28 July 2024.

Bibliography

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Heritage New Zealand, New Zealand Heritage List

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