Whiteley Mission House New Plymouth | |
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General information | |
Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
Location | 453-457 St Aubyn Street |
Town or city | New Plymouth |
Country | New Zealand |
Coordinates | 39°03′44″S 174°02′55″E / 39.062343°S 174.048534°E |
Completed | 1854 |
Designated | 28 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.