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Public Buildings |
ORIGINAL TOWN HALL |
A commercial building for most of its life, the original Town Hall, built in 1864 was an important gathering place in early Akaroa.
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Public Buildings |
PHOENIX LODGE |
A simple building with understated Classical detailing, this hall has been the meeting place of a lodge for all its life. |
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Commercial Buildings |
PHOTOGRAPHER’S STUDIO |
Built hard against the street as a shop, this picturesque building has an older cottage tucked away behind it. |
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Dwellings |
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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Dwellings |
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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Structures and Sites |
RUE JOLIE BRIDGE |
A solid brick balustrade is an attractive feature of this 1878 bridge. |
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Commercial Buildings |
SHOP, 65 BEACH ROAD |
The varied career of this simple shop of the late 19th century makes it typical of small-town commercial premises in New Zealand.
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Commercial Buildings |
SHOP, 67 BEACH ROAD |
Though its street frontage has been altered, this is one of the oldest surviving shop buildings on Beach Road. |
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Commercial Buildings |
SHOP, 69 BEACH ROAD |
A simple square building with a hipped roof, this building returned around 2000 to being the two shops it had accommodated at the start of its life. |
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Public Buildings |
ST PATRICK’S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH |
Its appealing tapered tower and unusual coxcomb bargeboards give St Patrick’s Church a slightly exotic air. |
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