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Chew Cottage 
General information Location 19 Ottawa Road, Ngaio, Wellington, New Zealand Coordinates Coordinates: 41°14′57″S 174°46′27″E / 41.249105°S 174.774091°E Completed 1865 Designated: 27-Jul-1988 Reference #: 1348 Chew Cottage is an historic building in Wellington, New Zealand.[1]
The house, originally named "Millwood", was built in 1865 for John and Ester Chew. The cottage is one of Wellington's remaining houses from the 1860s. It resembles a traditional English stone cottage adapted for timber construction.[2]
The building, is classified as a "Category I" ("places of special or outstanding historical or cultural heritage significance or value") historic place by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust.[3]
References
- ^ Cattell, J (1986) "Historic Buildings of Wellington" Wellington: Government Printing Office
- ^ Black, J., Kelly, M., McCracken H., (2004) "Northern Suburbs Heritage Trail: Around the Kaiwharawhara Basin" Wellington: Wellington City Council
- ^ "Chew House". Register of Historic Places. New Zealand Historic Places Trust. http://www.historic.org.nz/TheRegister/RegisterSearch/RegisterResults.aspx?RID=1348&m=advanced. Retrieved 2009-12-21.
Categories:- Buildings and structures in Wellington City
- NZHPT Category I listings in the Wellington Region
- New Zealand building and structure stubs
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