Whiteley Mission House, New Plymouth

Whiteley Mission House
New Plymouth
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General information
Architectural styleGothic Revival
Location453-457 St Aubyn Street
Town or cityNew Plymouth
CountryNew Zealand
Coordinates39°03′44″S 174°02′55″E / 39.062343°S 174.048534°E / -39.062343; 174.048534
Completed1854
Designated28 June 1990
Reference no.145

The Whiteley Mission House from New Plymouth, New Zealand, the only surviving building of the former Grey Institute, is one a few examples of mission-style architecture from the early period of European settlement. Built as a school for local Maori girls in 1854, it is also a remainder of the beginnings of European style education in Taranaki.[1]

The Whiteley Mission House is one of the heritage buildings from New Plymouth, registered in 1990 by Heritage New Zealand as a Category 1 Historic Place.

  1. ^ "Whiteley Mission House". Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 12 February 2023.