Caccia Birch House, 130 Te Awe Awe Street
- Description
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Caccia Birch 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, known as 'Woodhey', was extensively enlarged, both by him and by the New Zealand Government during the time it was leased 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.
Identification
- Relation
- IMCA Digital Archive 2011
- Date
- October 5, 2011
- Digitisation id
- 2011BD_IMCA-DigitalMaster_006156
- Held in
- IMCA Digital Archive
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Creation
- Created By
- Lesley Courtney - Palmerston North City Council
- Place
- 130 Te Awe Awe Street, Hokowhitu, Palmerston North
Object rights
- License
- No Known Restrictions
Taxonomy
- Community Tags