Heritage New Zealand Buildings

Have a look at some of the buildings in Palmerston North that feature on the Heritage New Zealand register.

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Booklet, Caccia Birch House

Booklet giving a short history of Caccia Birch House, created by the Manawatu Committee for the New Zealand Historic Places Trust.

Creator:      New Zealand Historic Places Trust
Place:          Hokowhitu
Date:          January 1, 1980

Historic Places in Palmerston North

A description of places listed on the Register of Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga, as at 2007 revised 2013). Compiled by Rosemary Harris, Margaret Tate and Pat Scrivens and published by the Manawatu Branch of the New Zealand Historic Places Tr...

Creator:      Manawatu Branch of New Zealand Historic Places Trust Pouhere Taonga; updated by Historic Places Manawatu - Horowhenua
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          2013

802 Main Street

As an example of an early residence of Palmerston North house, this house is listed in category 4 of the New Zealand Historic Places Trust register, for architectural significance.

Creator:      E Creamer
Place:          802 Main Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1981

125 Fitzherbert Avenue, Fireplance in Room Adjoining Kitchen

This house at 125 Fitzherbert Avenue no longer stands on this site. In the 1980s it was in Category 2 of the New Zealand Historic Places Trust register, for it architectural significance.

Creator:      E Creamer
Place:          125 Fitzherbert Avenue, Palmerston North
Date:          1981

125 Fitzherbert Avenue, Drawing Room Fireplace

This house at 125 Fitzherbert Avenue no longer stands on this site. In the 1980s it was in Category 2 of the New Zealand Historic Places Trust register, for it architectural significance.

Creator:      E Creamer
Place:          125 Fitzherbert Avenue, Palmerston North
Date:          1981

Ihakara Gardens: The Story of Foxton's Oldest Cemetery

Booklet detailing the development of Ihakara Gardens, which was the name given to the land originally in use as the cemetery of the village of Te Awahou, the small mission station and trading centre which eventually grew into the township of Foxton.

Creator:      I.R. Matheson and D.J Lundy for the Manawatu Regional Committee of the New Zealand Historic Places Trust
Date:          1983

70 Linton Street, Palmerston North

Linton street is one of the older streets in Palmerston North. 70 Linton Street is listed in category 4 of the New Zealand Historic Places Trust register, for architectural significance.

Creator:      E Creamer
Place:          70 Linton Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1981

115 Linton Street

Linton Street is one of the older streets in Palmerston North. 115 Linton Street is listed in category 4 of the New Zealand Historic Places Trust register because of its architectural significance.

Creator:      E Creamer
Place:          115 Linton Street, West End, Palmerston North
Date:          1981

125 Fitzherbert Avenue

This house is located at 125 Fitzherbert Avenue, between Ferguson and College Streets. In the 1980s it was accorded Category 2 status in the New Zealand Historic Places Trust register for its architectural significance.

Creator:      E Creamer
Place:          125 Fitzherbert Avenue, Palmerston North
Date:          1981

495 Church Street

This two storey house is now divided into flats for rent. As an example of an early residence of Palmerston North house, this house is listed in category 4 of the New Zealand Historic Places Trust register, for architectural significance.

Creator:      E Creamer
Place:          495 Church Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1981

'Miranui', 148 Russell Street

Miranui, one of Palmerston North's Edwardian homesteads, was built for Alfred Seifert, one of six brothers who were involved in the flaxdressing industry. The homestead was completed in late 1906. It is listed in Category 4 of the New Zealand Hist...

Creator:      E Creamer
Place:          148 Russell Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1981

314 Church Street

The house was designed by Reginald Thorrold Jaggard, and built in 1928 for Mrs H R Waldegrave. The house was a residence until 1984 when it was converted into commercial premises. 314 Church Street is listed in Category 4 of the New Zealand Histor...

Creator:      E Creamer
Place:          314 Church Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1981

Billiard Room at 'Waimarama', 46 Alfred Street

This house was built 1905 - 1906 for Elizabeth and James Alfred Nash. Nash was both a Mayor and MP for Palmerston North. In 1914 it was sold to R Moore who named it 'Waimarama'. It was designed by Ernest Larcombe and is listed in category 1 of the...

Creator:      E Creamer
Date:          December 1981

Rangiora Avenue

Suburban street in Roslyn, Palmerston North. Note the house on upper left ("Rangi Marie" 3 Rangiora Avenue) listed by New Zealand Historic Places Trust. Rangimarie was the home of C M Ross, a prominent retailer in Palmerston North, for whom the Ro...

Creator:      F A Tier
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1950

Sir Geoffrey Peren Building, Massey University

Built in 1930 - 1931 as Massey Agricultural College's main building, this building was renamed after the first Principal of the College in 2010.

The building was designed by American architect Roy Alston Lippincott, the Sir Geoffrey Peren build...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          August 2000

451 College Street

This house was built in 1902 by Lawrence Laurenson for his family. The Laurenson family continued to occupy it at least until the 1980s. The Laurenson family emigrated from the Shetland Islands arriving on the ‘Avalanche’ in 1875. This building is...

Creator:      E Creamer
Place:          451 College Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1981

'Waimarama', 46 Alfred Street

This house was built 1905 - 1906 for Elizabeth and James Alfred Nash. Nash was both a Mayor and MP for Palmerston North. In 1914 it was sold to t R Moore who named it 'Waimarama'. It was designed by Ernest Larcombe and is listed in category 1 of t...

Creator:      E Creamer
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1981

Coal range, 451 College Street

This house was built in 1902 by Lawrence Laurenson for his family. The Laurenson family continued to occupy it at least until the 1980s. The Laurenson family emigrated from the Shetland Islands arriving on the ‘Avalanche’ in 1875. This building is...

Creator:      E Creamer
Place:          451 College Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1981

451 College Street, Dining Room Fireplace

This house was built in 1902 by Lawrence Laurenson for his family. The Laurenson family continued to occupy it at least until the 1980s. The Laurenson family emigrated from the Shetland Islands arriving on the ‘Avalanche’ in 1875. This building is...

Creator:      E Creamer
Place:          451 College Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1981

Billiard Room at 'Waimarama', 46 Alfred Street

This house was built 1905 - 1906 for Elizabeth and James Alfred Nash. Nash was both a Mayor and MP for Palmerston North. In 1914 it was sold to t R Moore who named it 'Waimarama'. It was designed by Ernest Larcombe and is listed in category 1 of t...

Creator:      E Creamer
Date:          December 1981

56 Brightwater Terrace

This house at 56 Brightwater Terrace was built in 1880. The house is notable as an atypical example of the architecture of the early 1880s. The building is noted in Category 2 of the New Zealand Historic Places Trust register because of its arch...

Creator:      D Creamer
Place:          56 Brightwater Terrace, Terrace End, Palmerston North
Date:          1981

56 Brightwater Terrace, Side View

This house at 56 Brightwater Terrace was built in 1880. The house is notable as an atypical example of the architecture of the early 1880s. The building is noted in Category 2 of the New Zealand Historic Places Trust register because of its archit...

Creator:      E Creamer
Date:          1981

56 Brightwater Terrace, Side View

This house at 56 Brightwater Terrace was built in 1880. The house is notable as an atypical example of the architecture of the early 1880s. The building is noted in Category 2 of the New Zealand Historic Places Trust register because of its archit...

Creator:      E Creamer
Date:          1981

451 College Street, Hallway Archway

This house was built in 1902 by Lawrence Laurenson for his family. The Laurenson family continued to occupy it at least until the 1980s. The Laurenson family emigrated from the Shetland Islands arriving on the ‘Avalanche’ in 1875. This building is...

Creator:      E Creamer
Place:          451 College Street, Hokowhitu, Palmerston North
Date:          1981

56 Brightwater Terrace, Door into Hall

This house at 56 Brightwater Terrace was built in 1880. The house is notable as an atypical example of the architecture of the early 1880s. The building is noted in Category 2 of the New Zealand Historic Places Trust register because of its archit...

Creator:      E Creamer
Place:          56 Brightwater Terrace, The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1981

56 Brightwater Terrace, Wash house

This house at 56 Brightwater Terrace was built in 1880. The house is notable as an a typical example of the architecture of the early 1880s. The building is noted in Category 2 of the New Zealand Historic Places Trust register because of its arc...

Creator:      D Creamer
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1981

Caccia Birch House

An exterior view of Caccia Birch House. The house has been owned by Palmerston North City Council since 1984 and has been restored and renovated as a conference and function centre. It is a Category 1 listed building with the New Zealand Historic ...

Creator:      Colin Rush
Place:          130 Te Awe Awe Street, Hokowhitu Palmerston North
Date:          circa 2000

'Miranui', Russell Street

Miranui, one of Palmerston North's Edwardian homesteads, was built for Alfred Seifert, one of six brothers who were involved in the flaxdressing industry. The homestead was completed in late 1906. Located at 148 Russell Street is listed in Catego...

Creator:      E Creamer
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1981

Looking across The Square to All Saints Church, Church Street

Anglican services began in Palmerston North in 1872. This All Saints Church, built 1914, was designed by Frederick de Jersey Clere in Edwardian Free Gothic style and constructed in brick. It was the third such Anglican church on the same site. It ...

Creator:      E Creamer
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1981

Lecturn in All Saints Church, Church Street

Anglican services began in Palmerston North in 1872. This All Saints Church, built 1914, was designed by Frederick de Jersey Clere in Edwardian Free Gothic style and constructed in brick. It was the third such Anglican church on the same site. It ...

Creator:      E Creamer
Place:          Church Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1981