Acacia Cottage is a category 1 historic place in Auckland and the former residence of John Logan Campbell.
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| Architectural style | Georgian Architecture |
| Address | Olive Grove Road, Cornwall Park, One Tree Hill, Auckland |
| Coordinates | 36°53′50.89″S 174°47′2.1″E / 36.8974694°S 174.783917°E |
| Completed | June 1841 |
| Owner | John Logan Campbell |
| Designated | 2 February 1990 |
| Reference no. | 525 |
History
editAcacia Cottage was built in June 1841 on Shortland Street, in Auckland's CBD, behind John Logan Campbell and William Brown's business.[1][2][3] It was originally the residence of Campbell, Brown and Brown's wife, Jessie Brown.[2]
Subsequently, it was inhabited by several families in its location of Shortland Street, who added a fifth room, an outhouse, and verandah.[2] It was moved to its current location in Cornwall Park in October 1920, and the outhouse and part of the verandah were demolished.[2][4][5][6] The cottage was moved by tractor, and images were published in the local newspapers of the transportation.[2] It was moved to a more prominent location within the park, where it now stands, in 1956.[2]
Acacia Cottage is now Auckland's oldest surviving residential building.[1]
Description
editAcacia Cottage was built from kauri timbers, roughly sawn, which Campbell bought from Mr. W. Spickman in Whangaroa for £75.[2][7] It is considered a typical construction and layout for the "initial settlement period."[2]
Exterior
editThe exterior is kauri weatherboard, and was reportedly Auckland's first weatherboard constructed building.[2][3] The roof originally had kauri shingles and wooden guttering.[2] The kauri shingles were replaced with corrugated iron in the 1880s.[2] The foundations were originally wooden, but were replaced with concrete blocks when it was moved firstly in 1921 and subsequently in 1956.[2]
Some changes were made during the period between 1841 and 1921, but it has largely been returned to the original 1841 building structure, except for a wooden addition to the left hand side and the brick chimney which was originally internal.[2]
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Acacia Cottage, exterior in 2011. -
Acacia Cottage, exterior, showing the external brick chimney. -
Acacia Cottage, exterior, with brick chimney.
Interior
editIt was a simple four-room plan in a Georgian design, with the front door opening onto a central hallway that connects through to the two rear rooms and a back door.[2] An addition fifth room, a bedroom, that was added at a later date, remains on the left hand side.[2]
The interior was lined with kauri.[2] With the addition of the brick chimney on the exterior, the fireplace was replaced with a brick fireplace.[2] The cottage has been staged with 1840-1920s furniture and is open for visitors.
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Acacia Cottage, interior, bed. -
Acacia Cottage, interior, dining table. -
Acacia Cottage, interior, bed. -
Acacia Cottage, interior, main room with fireplace.
References
edit- ^ a b "Acacia Cottage (Auckland, N.Z.)". natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Jones, Martin (2001). "Acacia Cottage". Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
- ^ a b "REMOVING ACACIA COTTAGE". New Zealand Herald. Vol. LVIII, no. 17680. 15 January 1921. pp. 2 (Supplement).
- ^ "Acacia Cottage being relocated to its permanent site in Cornwall Park". kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
- ^ Ben Schrader, 'Historic places - Historical awakenings, 1900s to 1920s', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/historic-places/page-2 (accessed 23 October 2024)
- ^ "ACACIA COTTAGE". New Zealand Herald. Vol. LVII, no. 17596. 8 October 1920. p. 4.
- ^ "AN HISTORIC COTTAGE". Nelson Evening Mail. Vol. LIV, no. LIV. p. 2.