Erskine College, Wellington
Erskine College | |
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General information | |
Architectural style | French Gothic and Edwardian collegiate architecture |
Location | Corner Avon Street and Melbourne Road, Island Bay, Wellington, New Zealand |
Coordinates | Coordinates: 41°20′00″S 174°46′38″E / 41.333434°S 174.777358°E |
Completed | 1906 |
Design and construction | |
Architect | John Sydney Swan |
Designated | 13-Aug-2009 |
Reference no. | 7795 |
Erskine College is a collection of historic buildings and landscapes (including the Chapel of the Sacred Heart and Main Block Convent) in Wellington, New Zealand.
Built in 1905 by the Society of the Sacred Heart (Sacré Coeur), the buildings served as a Catholic girls' boarding school (Convent of the Sacred Heart at Island Bay) until its closure in 1985.[1]
The name was changed to Erskine College in the late 1960s to avoid confusion with Sacred Heart College, Lower Hutt; being named after Mother Janet Erskine Stuart, the fifth Superior General of the Society of the Sacred Heart.[1]
The buildings and grounds are now classified as a "Category I" ("places of special or outstanding historical or cultural heritage significance or value") historic place by Heritage New Zealand.[1]
The college buildings, with the exception of the chapel, were controversially demolished by its owners The Wellington Company in 2018, to make way for 96 townhouses.[2][3]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Erskine College (Former)". Register of Historic Places. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
- ^ "Erskine College demolition underway as massive development begins". Stuff. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ "Wellington.scoop.co.nz » Farewell to a heritage building". Retrieved 7 January 2019.
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External links[]
- Erskine College chapel will finally be strengthened
- Erskine College's Chapel of the Sacred Heart on Wellington City Councils Heritage List
- Erskine College Chapel, plan by John Swan
- Erskine College's main block on Wellington City Councils Heritage List
- video about Erskine College on YouTube
- Erskine College Conservation Plan 2015
- Buildings and structures in Wellington City
- NZHPT Category I listings in the Wellington Region
- Educational institutions established in 1906
- 1906 establishments in New Zealand
- 1900s architecture in New Zealand
- New Zealand building and structure stubs