Ruatuna
Ruatuna | |
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![]() Ruatuna in Matakohe some time before 1905 | |
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General information | |
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Coordinates | 36°9′54.21″S 174°10′18.02″E / 36.1650583°S 174.1716722°ECoordinates: 36°9′54.21″S 174°10′18.02″E / 36.1650583°S 174.1716722°E |
Completed | 1877 |
Client | Edward Coates |
Design and construction | |
Main contractor | Samuel Cooksey |
Designated | 23 June 1983[1] |
Reference no. | 7 |
Ruatuna in Matakohe, New Zealand is a house built from kauri timber in 1877 overlooking the Kaipara Harbour. The house is the birthplace of Gordon Coates (1878–1943) who served as Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1925 to 1928. Ruatuna was registered by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust (now called Heritage New Zealand) on 23 June 1983 and has registration number 7. The building has a category I listing.[1]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Ruatuna_2019.jpg/220px-Ruatuna_2019.jpg)
Ruatuna in 2019
References[]
- ^ a b "Ruatuna". Register of Historic Places. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
Categories:
- Houses completed in 1877
- Kaipara District
- NZHPT Category I listings in the Northland Region
- History of the Northland Region
- 1870s architecture in New Zealand
- Buildings and structures in the Northland Region
- 1877 establishments in New Zealand
- New Zealand building and structure stubs