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Description

Caccia Birch, as it is known today, was designed by L G West and built for Jacob Nannestad, a sawmiller, in about 1892. After being sold to Jack Strang in 1903 the house was extensively enlarged, both by him and by the New Zealand Government during the time it was leased to them for use as Government House 1908-1910. In 1921 the house was sold to William Caccia Birch. After Caccia Birch's death it was gifted to the NZ Government, in 1941, and was variously used by the army in WWII, as a convalescent home for nurses, and by both Victoria and Massey Universities. 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 Places Trust because of its historical and architectural and community significance. At the time of this photograph the home was in a state of disrepair. The door into the hall, the wall paneling and the fireplace are all of kauri.

Tautuhi

Momo rauemi
Image
Date
December 1981
Tautuhi matihiko
2015P_Bur169_011159
Momo rauemi
B&W print

Ngā rauemi e whai pānga ana

Caccia Birch Pre-Restoration Photograph
Caccia Birch Pre-Restoration Photograph
Caccia Birch Pre-Restoration Photograph
Caccia Birch Pre-Restoration Photograph
Caccia Birch Pre-Restoration Photograph
Caccia Birch Pre-Restoration Photograph
Caccia Birch Pre-Restoration Photograph
Caccia Birch Pre-Restoration Photograph
Caccia Birch Pre-Restoration Photograph
Caccia Birch Pre-Restoration Photograph
Caccia Birch Pre-Restoration Photograph
Caccia Birch Pre-Restoration Photograph

Pūnaha whakarōpū

Ngā tūtohu
1980s,
black and white,
caccia birch,
disrepair,
historic house,
historic places trust,
interior,
wood paneling,
Tūtohu Hapori
caccia birch house,
te awe awe street,

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Caccia Birch Pre-Restoration Photograph
Caccia Birch Pre-Restoration Photograph
Caccia Birch Pre-Restoration Photograph
Caccia Birch Pre-Restoration Photograph
Caccia Birch Pre-Restoration Photograph
Caccia Birch Pre-Restoration Photograph
Caccia Birch Pre-Restoration Photograph
Caccia Birch Pre-Restoration Photograph
Caccia Birch Pre-Restoration Photograph
Caccia Birch Pre-Restoration Photograph
Caccia Birch Pre-Restoration Photograph
Caccia Birch Pre-Restoration Photograph