Christchurch City A-C

Cranmer Centre (Former Christchurch Girls High School), Christchurch

40 Armagh Street, Christchurch
Originally registered as a Category 1 historic place (#1849).

The Cranmer Centre, the two-storey brick building that was situated on the corner of Armagh Street and Montreal, was built to house Christchurch Girls' High School, and was the second purpose-built building the school occupied.
Architecturally the Cranmer Centre was significant as a fine example of Victorian school architecture in a Venetian Gothic style. Historically the building was identified with the development of women's education in New Zealand. It housed, for over 100 years, the first public girls' school in Christchurch.

Private Hotel (formerly Warwick House), Christchurch

52 Armagh Street, Christchurch
Originally registered as a Category 2 historic place (#1948).

Union Centre building (formerly Armstrong's), Christchurch

Corner 91-107 Armagh Street and Colombo Street, Christchurch
Originally registered as a Category 1 historic place (#3141)

Union Centre Building (Formerly Armstrongs) was built in 1923.

Holy Trinity Church (Anglican), Avonside, Christchurch

122 Avonside Drive, Avonside, Christchurch
Originally registered as a Category 1 historic place (#3113).

Holy Trinity Church marked a new phase of Anglican church-building in Christchurch, when the temporary churches of the 1850s and 1860s were replaced by more permanent structures. This church was especially important as a Benjamin Woolfield Mountfort-designed building, and within Mountfort's career it is notable as his first Anglican church to be built in stone.

Riverlaw, Christchurch

81 Aynsley Terrace, Opawa, Christchurch
Originally registered as a Category 2 historic place (#3728)

Riverlaw was the home of Colonel George Smith, who purchased the property in 1905. It was a  three-storeyed residence with distinctive brick arches and decorative timber balustrades onthe verandahs.  Riverlaw also incorporated remnants of the original 1852 house onthe property

Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions Convent, Christchurch

Corner, 140 Barbadoes Street and 62 Ferry Road, Christchurch
Originally registered as a Category 2 historic place (# 5461)

The convent was erected in 1881 for the Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions, who had served in Christchurch since 1868.

Marli, Christchurch

18 Bealey Avenue, Christchurch
Originally registered as a Category 2 historic place (#3122)

Marli was constructed in 1907.

The Deanery, Christchurch

80 Bealey Avenue, Christchurch
Originally registered as a Category 1 historic place (#1937)

The Deanery was built in 1926.

House, Christchurch

100 Bealey Avenue, Christchurch
Originally registered as a Category 2 Historic place (#1886)

This large house had been subdivided into flats.

House, Christchurch

107 Bealey Avenue, Christchurch
Originally registered as a Category 2 historic place (# 1887)

Also known as Country Glen Lodge, the house at 107 Bealey Avenue was built in 1896.

Nazareth House Chapel, Christchurch

20 Brougham Street, Christchurch
Originally registered as a Category 2 historic places (#1906)

Nazareth House Chapel was opened by Bishop Brodie in December 1939. It was designed by architects Collins and West in the Gothic style with heavy brick walls and buttresses.

Canterbury Public Library (former), 1870s section, Christchurch

109 Cambridge Terrace, Christchurch
Originally registered as a Category 1 historic place (#297)

Canterbury Public Library (Former), 1870s section was significant as the oldest building of the former public library complex, which has a long association as a place of knowledge and recreation with the public of Christchurch.

Librarian's House (former), Christchurch

Corner 109 Cambridge Terrace and Hereford Street, Christchurch
Originally registered as a Category 1 historic place (#3704)

This two-storey brick villa was built to house the Head Librarian of Christchurch Public Library in 1894. It was designed by Collins and Harman, the architectural firm founded by William Armson, the architect of the first brick building of the library complex.
The former Librarian's house was significant as part of the former public library complex, which has a long association as a place of knowledge and recreation with the public of Christchurch.

Theosophical Society Building, Christchurch

267 Cambridge Terrace, Christchurch
Originally registered as a Category 2 historic place (#1938)

The Theosophical Society Building was constructed in 1926 and designed by architect Cecil Wood in the Neo Georgian style..

Zetland Hotel, Christchurch

88-92 Cashel Street, Christchurch
Originally registered as a Category 2 historic place (#1952).

The Zetland Hotel was built in 1903.

Twentyman & Cousins Store (former), Christchurch

93 Cashel Street, Christchurch
Originally registered as a Category 2 historic place (#3707).

Twentymen & Cousins Store (Former) was built 1882.

Guthrey Centre (formerly Anderson's Foundry), Christchurch

126 Cashel Street, Christchurch
Originally registered as a Category 1 historic place (#3669)

This building was originally erected to house shops and offices for John Anderson (1820-1897), whose iron foundry was situated at the rear. Anderson's office building, built around 1881, was designed by William Armson, one of the foremost architects in nineteenth-century New Zealand. It was historically significant because of its links to Anderson and his foundry, and architecturally as one of the few remaining Armson-designed buildings in Christchurch.

Cashfields

154 Cashel Street, Christchurch
Originally registered as a Category 2 historic place (#3096)

This three-storey Edwardian commercial building was constructed in 1908 and designed by England Brothers. It was the third building on the site to house DIC (Drapery and Importing Company of NZ), the first two DIC buildings having been damaged/destroyed by fire. DIC remained in the premises through until 1978.

St Paul's-Trinity-Pacific Church (Presbyterian), Christchurch

Corner 236 Cashel Street and Madras Street, Christchurch
Originally registered as a Category 1 historic place (#305).

St Paul's-Trinity-Pacific Presbyterian Church built of brick and then plastered to resemble stone, was designed by Samuel Charles Farr. It was a distinctive example of ecclesiastical architecture in a city renown for its Gothic Revival buildings. The church was a centre of Presbyterian worship for over 100 years.

Cracroft House, Christchurch

151 Cashmere Road, Cashmere
Originally registered as a Category 2 historic place (#1861)

Cracroft House was a cob cottage built by politician Sir John Cracroft Wilson between 1854 and 1856. Cracroft House was gifted to the Girl Guides Association in 1958 and was used thereafter as a training centre for the Association.

Press Building, Christchurch

32 Cathedral Square, corner of Worcester Street, Christchurch
Originally registered as a Category 1 historic place (#302)

The Press Building was a noted example of the work of Armson, Collins and Harman, a singular landmark and was technically important as one of the earliest ferro-concrete buildings in Christchurch.

Regent Theatre building (former Royal Exchange), Christchurch

39 Cathedral Square, Christchurch
Originally registered as a Category 1 historic place (#1918)

The Regent Theatre Building (Former Royal Exchange) made a major contribution to the townscape of Cathedral Square. It was the first major Edwardian building erected in the square. It was the last of six cinemas to be developed around Cathedral Square, and at the time it opened it was considered to be the grandest theatre in the city. Before that, as the Royal Exchange Building, it was an important commercial building in the centre of Christchurch.

Warner's Hotel, Christchurch

50 Cathedral Square, Christchurch
Originally registered as a Category 2 historic place (#7384)

Warner's Hotel was built in 1902.

Sevicke Jones Building, Christchurch

Photo: Paul Willyams (FLICKR)

53 Cathedral Square, Christchurch
Originally registered as a Category 2 historic place (#7226).

The Sevicke Jones Building was built in 1913.

Lyttelton Times building (former), Christchurch

56 Cathedral Square, Christchurch
Originally registered as a Category 1 historic place (#7216)

The Lyttelton Times building formed part of a significant group of heritage buildings fronting Christchurch's Cathedral Square, which were built around the turn of the nineteenth century at a time of economic growth. Its primary significance was its architectural merit, as the first building to introduce elements of the Chicago skyscraper style to New Zealand. The building was also associated with one of the early newspapers in New Zealand, a newspaper noted for its progressive and radical views.

House, Christchurch

112 Centaurus Road, Cashmere, Christchurch
Originally registered as a Category 2 historic place (#1878).

This house situated at 112 Centaurus Road, Cashmere, Christchurch was built circa 1880.

House, Christchurch

116 Centaurus Road, Cashmere, Christchurch
Originally registered as a Category 2 historic place (#1879).

This house situated at 116 Centaurus Road, Cashmere, Christchurch was built circa 1880.

House (semi-detached), Christchurch

90-92 Chester Street East, Christchurch
Originally registered as a Category 2 historic place (#5468).

This house (semi-detached) situated at 90-92 Chester St East, Christchurch was built in circa 1890.

House (semi-detached), Christchurch

94-96 Chester Street East, Christchurch
Originally registered as a Category 2 historic place (#5469).

This house (semi-detached) situated at 94-96 Chester St East, Christchurch was built in circa 1890.

Cathedral Grammar School Main Block, Christchurch

2 Chester Street West, Christchurch
Originally registered as a Category 2 historic place (#1843).

The Cathedral Grammar School building was significant for its elegant neo-Georgian design that took into account contemporary beliefs about the benefits of fresh air and sunshine for children. It was a major part of the Cathedral Grammar School complex, which is significant as an example of the transfer of English traditions and customs to New Zealand.

St Mary’s Church (Anglican), Christchurch

30 Church Lane, Christchurch
Originally registered as a Category 2 historic place (# 1926)

St Mary’s Church (Anglican) was consecrated in 1926. During the demolition process, contractors were able to retrieve several items including stained glassed windows, the baptismal font and the trowel used to lay the church's foundation stone.

Elizabeth House (former dwelling), Christchurch

6 Circuit Street, Christchurch
Originally registered as a Category 1 historic place (#1866).

Elizabeth House (Former Dwelling) was built in 1914.

Baptist Church, Christchurch

146 Colombo Street, Christchurch
Originally registered as a Category 2 historic place (#1852).

The Baptist Church was built in 1930.

Sydenham Post Office Building, Christchurch

340 Colombo Street, Sydenham, Christchurch
Originally registered as a Category 2 historic place (#1935).

Sydenham Post Office Building was built in 1912.

Colombo Street Wesleyan Church (former), Christchurch

343 Colombo Street, Sydenham, Christchurch
Originally registered as a Category 2 historic place (#3137).

Colombo Road Wesleyan Church was designed by Melbourne architects Crouch and Wilson and was built in 1878.

Wharetiki, Christchurch

854 Colombo Street, Christchurch
Originally registered as a Category 2 historic place (#7551).

Wharetiki was a substantial timber Edwardian dwelling, designed in an eclectic American Queen Anne style, but with Arts and Crafts decorative elements.