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LANGLOIS-ETEVENEAUX COTTAGE
A survivor from the earliest years of French Akaroa, the Langlois-Eteveneaux Cottage is now part of the Akaroa Museum.
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MAISON DE LA MER
One of the Akaroa’s larger homes, this English Domestic Revival house was the residence of successive Akaroa doctors.
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MONA LISA
The distinguishing feature of this classic weatherboard cottage are the twin verandah posts found on other Akaroa dwellings.
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NIKAU COTTAGE
With its signature nikau palms, this simple cottage is one of Akaroa’s most picturesque examples of a colonial worker’s dwelling.
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OINAKO
One of the most notable of Akaroa’s larger houses, Oinako was designed in the 1890s by a leading Christchurch architect.
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RODRIGUES COTTAGE
This typical colonial cottage is given historical interest from its early associations with an early settler who came to Akaroa from the island of Madeira.
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ROSE COTTAGE
Original features such as board and batten cladding and simple bargeboards identify the older part of this cottage as early.
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STAPLES COTTAGE
This 1877 cottage was the home of a prominent early resident of Akaroa.
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THE MAPLES
Italianate rather than Gothic, this late Victorian villa provides a contrast with the smaller cottages that are more typical of Akaroa’s early domestic architecture.
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THE POPLARS
Paired verandah posts, French doors and other interesting features give character to this larger home, parts of which date back to the 1860s.
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