House

• 1892
• The Thomas Ward survey map shows a smaller house on this site
• 1898
• (00432:529:44679) 230 The Terrace
• 1942
• (00038:4:7/5/22); Notice under Emergency Shelter Regulations, 230 The Terrace, Mrs C Hopkins
• 1947 - 1950
• (00009:436:9/257); Boarding House: 230 The Terrace
• unknown
• (00056:389:B29940); 230 The Terrace, garage
• 1952
• (00056:422:B32346); 230 The Terrace, fire escape
• 1960
• (00058:124:C5991); 230 The Terrace, convert dwelling to 2 flats
• 1965
• 00058:428:C18346; 230 The Terrace, convert to 5 flats
• 1979
• 00058:1207:C51757; 230 The Terrace, re-pile (5 flat property)

• 1878
• possibly Joseph Nancarrow
• 1880
• probably William Symonds – settler
• 1883
• Henry McKellar
• 1887
• Henry McKellar
• 1890
• Henry McKellar
• 1892
• Herbert Brown
• 1894
• Suckling-Barron
• 1896
• 1898
• Dugald McKellar
• 1901
• Dugald McKellar
• 1902
• Dugald McKellar
• 1903 - 1910
• James Joseph Devine – solicitor; Bernard James Devine – solicitor

Not assessed

This two-storey villa is an interesting mix of parts. An older two-storey cottage in the American Carpenter Gothic style, perhaps dating from the 1860s, has been incorporated into the later 1890s villa, and the result is quite eclectic.

The two-storey ‘cottage’ was built at the south of the site and features a steeply pitched roof that is decorated with an ornate bargeboard to its gable end. The ground floor window is set in a small bay with a small sash window to light the first floor/attic above. The junction between the steeply pitched cottage roof and the wall of the villa extension is particularly awkward, and it is clear that the floor and ceiling heights of the two parts of the building do not coincide.

The villa extension is asymmetrical and designed in the, Gothic inspired, American ‘Stick-style.’ The plan features an unusual two-storey corner bay window that would once have maximised views to the harbour to the north east. The main entrance door is set in a recessed porch that sits below a similarly recessed first-floor balcony, and this, in turn, is topped by an off-centre projecting gable. The roof is an odd assemblage of hips and projecting gables, and these are enriched by an elaborate barge detail that sits well clear of the ‘fish-scale’ shingle gable wall-cladding.

This house, with its eclectic and asymmetric composition of American Gothic inspired elements, has a certain charm and is one of the most distinctive of the grand Terrace gentlemen’s residences.

Timber cladding

Timber sash windows

Corrugated mild steel roofing

The Terrace was once known for its stock of timber Victorian and Edwardian villas that were built for the city’s upper middle-class. Although many villas have been replaced by high-rise office buildings at the north end of the street, the south end of The Terrace is characterised by these large dwellings – many of which have since been subdivided into apartments. Notable examples include Somerled House c.1880s (17/294) and Carrigafoyle 1903 (17/295), and the houses at 214, 221, 230, 244, 258 and 274 The Terrace that date from the 1890s to the early 1900s and are also listed on the WCC Heritage Inventory.

• 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?

  230 The Terrace is a good representative example of a Victorian villa. It is notable for its lively, distinctive and eclectic exterior that appears to be a combination of a c.1860s cottage and a c.1890s house extension.

• 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?

  The house has considerable group value as one of a set of large Victorian and Edwardian villas that line The Terrace.

• 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?

  The house is one of a group of large Victorian and Edwardian villas that define the streetscape of the south end of The Terrace.

• Association

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

  The house was a grand residence for an upper-middleclass family that was later converted into a boarding house and flats. It appears to have had an uneventful and representative history that is typical of its neighbours on The Terrace.

• Archaeological

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

  Central City NZAA R27/270 and pre 1900 house

• Identity Sense Of Place Continuity

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

  The house has had few modern alterations or additions over the past 100+ years and contributes to the sense of place and continuity of The Terrace.

• Local Regional National International

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

  The house has local significance

• Representative

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

  The house is a good representative example of a large Victorian villa

Not assessed

• CT100 / 79; CT 251 / 105
• Death of Mr Nancarrow. Star , 21 June 1889
• Evening Post, 2 March 1898; Evening Post 29 March 1898
• Igglesden, Charles Moore, 1832-1920. Igglesden, Charles Moore 1832-1920: [View looking from Captain Sharp's garden, Wellington]. Dec. 1868. Ref: C-119-022. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand.
• LATEST INTELLIGENCE. Taranaki Herald, 27 November 1877
• LATEST WELLINGTON NEWS. Waikato Times, 9 June 1888
• MORE TERRACE MEMORIES Evening Post, 29 September 1928
• OBITUARY. Dominion, 17 August 1910
• OBITUARY. Manawatu Standard, 26 July 1912
• OBITUARY. New Zealand Herald, 26 August 1916
• THE LATE CAPTAIN SHARP. Wanganui Chronicle, 9 July 1880
• Thomas Ward Map 1892
• Wellington Independent, 7 April 1866
• WELLINGTON NEWS. Star, 11 July 1896
• WELLINGTON -TERR ACE PROPERTY SALE. Evening Post, 14 September 1896
• Wises Post Office Directories 1878 - 1906

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