Daresbury | |
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Former names | Daresbury Rookery |
General information | |
Type | Residential home |
Architectural style | Arts and Crafts movement |
Location | Fendalton |
Address | 67 Fendalton Road (front entrance) 9 Daresbury Lane (rear entrance) |
Town or city | Christchurch |
Country | New Zealand |
Coordinates | 43°31′18″S 172°36′20″E / 43.5217°S 172.6055°E |
Construction started | 1897 |
Completed | 1901 |
Renovated | 2009/10 |
Owner | Libby and Denver Glass |
Technical details | |
Structural system | triple brick, with upper stories half-timbered |
Floor count | three |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Samuel Hurst Seager |
Awards and prizes | Christchurch Horticultural Society garden competition (1932) Supreme Award of the Christchurch Civic Trust (2010) |
Designated | 2 April 1985 |
Reference no. | 3659 |
References | |
"Daresbury". New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Heritage New Zealand. |
Daresbury, earlier known as Daresbury Rookery is one of the finest grand houses in Christchurch, New Zealand. Designed in the English Domestic Revival style, it is one of the best designs of Samuel Hurst Seager.