290 Riverlaw Terrace, Opawa, CHRISTCHURCH
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Original image submitted at time of registration. Photographed by C Cochran 9/06/1984. Copyright NZHPT Field Record Form Collection
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Registration Type
Historic Place Category 2
Register Number
3730
Date Registered
6-Sep-1984
Legal Description
Lot 1 DP 28141
City/District Council
Christchurch City
Region
Canterbury Region
Summary
This two-storey villa situated near the Heathcote River in Christchurch is associated with Aaron Ayers. Ayers arrived in New Zealand in 1860 and worked as a barber/tobacconist for twenty years. He then became a senior partner in the auctioneering firm of Ayers, Beauchamp & Co. Ayers was on the Christchurch City Council in 1878 and was the Mayor of Christchurch from 1886-7 . His house 'Springbank' was later owned by the Trist family, which owned Trist & Small Saddlerly Company. The house is built from matai with a slate roof and is locally significant as an early villa and because of its association with a former Mayor of Christchurch.
Construction Dates
- Original Construction: 1860
Report Written By
Melanie Lovell-Smith
Report Completed
15-Aug-2001
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