Caccia Birch House

Caccia-Birch
Photograph of the Caccia-Birch building
Caccia-Birch, Palmerston North
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General information
Location40°21′58″S 175°37′36″E / 40.36605°S 175.626734°E / -40.36605; 175.626734
Address112-130 Te Awe Awe Street, Palmerston North
Town or cityPalmerston North
CountryNew Zealand
Named forWilliam Caccia-Birch
Construction started1892
OwnerPalmerston North City Council
Design and construction
Architect(s)Ludolph Georg West
Designated24-Nov-1983
Reference no.196

Caccia-Birch House (previously: Nannestad Homestead, Woodhey, Vice-Regal Residence, The Convalescent Home for Women of the Services) is a New Zealand colonial homestead and a Heritage New Zealand Category I Historic Place.[1] It is located at 130 Te Awe Awe Street in the city of Palmerston North. Completed in 1892, it is named after William Caccia Birch and his wife Maude, who gifted the property to the government in 1941.[2]

The property, owned by Palmerston North City Council, and operates as a conference and events venue on a cost-recovery basis.[3] The Coach House Museum includes photos of the property's previous owners.

  1. ^ "Caccia-Birch (Public Building)". Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  2. ^ Manawatu Branch of the New Zealand Historic Places Trust Pouhere Taonga (2007). "Caccia Birch House". New Zealand Historic Places Trust. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  3. ^ "Caccia Birch House". www.caccia-birch.co.nz. Retrieved 1 March 2011.