House

• c.1880
• Original construction
• 1971
• 1 Norway Street, repile dwelling (00058:747:C33775)

• unknown
• (Only if known – check Heritage Area Spreadsheets PC 48 / Section 32 reports)

Not assessed

This single storey cottage is situated on a corner and is raised on a foundation wall on the street boundary. A verandah, following the slope of the main roof, stretches the full width of the front of the house. The verandah is distinguished by paired posts with a figure of 8 device between them (possibly not original), and trellis below the handrail. The front façade has a double hung window on either side of a central front door; this elevation is clad in rusticated weatherboards, with plain lapped weatherboards to either end elevation, a common disposition of cladding material for a cottage of this age. The roof is corrugated iron.

Timber weatherboard

Timber joinery

Corrugated iron roof

This house is situated at the corner of Entrance and Norway streets in the Aro Valley. The area is made up of similarly styled, aged, and sized timber cottages. It enjoys prominence in the streetscape because of its corner location and height above the street; the bush behind the cottage adds to the authenticity of the setting.

• Architectural

  Does the item have architectural or artistic value for characteristics that may include its design, style, era, form, scale, materials, colour, texture, patina of age, quality of space, craftsmanship, smells, and sounds?

  This house is a typical example of a pre 1900 workers cottage. The front façade has a double hung window on either side of a central front door; this elevation is clad in rusticated weatherboards, with plain lapped weatherboards to either end elevation, a common disposition of cladding material for a cottage of this age.

• Group

  Is the item part of a group of buildings, structures, or sites that taken together have coherence because of their age, history, style, scale, materials, or use?

  This house is a typical single storey cottage, clad in rusticated weatherboard, and forms part of an interesting cluster of early houses at the foot of Norway Street.

• Townscape

  Does the item have townscape value for the part it plays in defining a space or street; providing visual interest; its role as a landmark; or the contribution it makes to the character and sense of place of Wellington?

  This house enjoys prominence in the streetscape because of its corner location and height above the street; the bush behind the cottage adds to the authenticity of the setting.

• Association

  Is the item associated with an important historic event, theme, pattern, phase, or activity?

  This house has had a modest history, representative of many homes in Wellington. It is interesting that the house stayed in one family for almost a century.

• Archaeological

  Does the item have archaeological value for its ability to provide scientific information about past human activity?

  This house was constructed pre 1900 and is in an area well known to be associated with pre 1900 human activity (Maori and European).

• Identity Sense O fPlace Continuity

  Is the item a focus of community, regional, or national identity? Does the item contribute to sense of place or continuity?

  Because of its corner location this house has become something of a local landmark and enjoys prominence in the streetscape. Its height above the street and the bush behind the house adds to the authenticity of its setting and contributes to a sense of place and continuity.

• Authentic

  Does the item have authenticity or integrity because it retains significant fabric from the time of its construction or from later periods when important additions or modifications were carried out?

  The cottage’s simple architectural form, timber joinery, and cladding, are authentic to the period. Few modifications have been made and it retains authenticity and integrity.

• Local Regional National International

  Is the item important for any of the above characteristics at a local, regional, national, or international level?

  This house is locally significant for its architectural and aesthetic values, its historical associations, its potential for archaeological discovery, and its authenticity as a representative of the period in which it was constructed.

• Representative

  Is the item a good example of the class it represents?

  This house is a good example of an 1880s cottage and has representative significance of domestic housing in the area.

Not assessed

• Wellington City Council, “1 Norway Street”, Wellington Heritage Building Inventory 2001. Wellington City Council 2001.
• Archives: 19711 Norway Street, repile dwelling (00058:747:C33775)

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