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Church of the Good Shepherd
Set against the stunning surrounds of Lake Tekapo, the Church of the Good Shepherd is a fitting memorial to the original settlers of the area. Local runholders saw the building of the church as an opportunity to celebrate the glory of God, and to commemorate their ancestors who bravely fought against the challenges of the harsh alpine environment to establish their home.
Larnach Castle
When you’re standing on the castle walls, looking out over the Otago Peninsula, the views are breathtaking. Truly William J M Larnach must have only resigned to such a grand undertaking in an effort to match the beauty of his surroundings. Perched atop the mountains of the Otago Peninsula, Larnach Castle seems to rise into the heavens. It is without doubt a grand monument to Otago’s rich gold mining history.
St Dunstan’s Church, Clyde
Styled from stone with a Marseilles tile roof by architect Sir Francis William Petrie, St Dunstan’s church depicts an English Gothic Revival. The wooden interior that is made entirely of kauri has survived over 100 years and the small organ is said to be over 150 years old.
Mitchells Cottage
John and Jessie Mitchell built this stone cottage on Bald Hill Flat in 1884 where they raised a family of ten children. The cottage design is simple with two large rooms and three smaller ones including the kitchen and the two chimneys. Practically no mortar was used during its construction and the stonework survives in good condition.
Otago University Clock Tower
It was decided to build substantially in stone because, as the chancellor, the Reverend Dr D. M. Stuart remarked, “the Council had some old world notions and liked to have a University with some architectural style”. Readily available building materials such as Leith Valley andesite and Port Chalmers bluestone, combined with white Oamaru stone were used to create its handsome vernacular façade.
Ah Wak's Outhouse
Ah Wak was a long time Macetown resident living in a stone dwelling near the entrance of the town and when not mining, assisted William Smith in his Macetown general store. When this closed in about 1914 Ah Wak supposedly shifted to work at the Royal Oak Hotel in Arrowtown where he lived until his death in the 1920’s. He also constructed this outhouse of stone, with a corrugated iron roof, and surprisingly, no door.
Old Tom’s Cottage
Typically the New Zealand Chinese used local materials to build their huts. Most only intended to stay a few years so the wasted little unnecessary expense or effort on their homes. Thus they tended to be simple and rudimentary. Old Tom’s Cottage was built with mudbrick, on a schist rock foundation, with a corrugated iron roof. It was built with low walls, a saddle-roof and had a chimney and door at one end.
Kong Kai's Cottage
Typically the New Zealand Chinese used local materials to build their huts. Most only intended to stay a few years so the wasted little unnecessary expense or effort on their homes. Thus they tended to be simple and rudimentary. Kong Kai’s cottage was built with schist slabs held together with mud mortar. The roof was constructed with tussock thatching along with scrim lining, and an old gold dredge pipe was used for the chimney pot.