House

• 1892
• A building with a different plan/configuration is shown on this site – see Thomas Ward survey map.
• 1898
• (00053:47:3046); Wellington Terrace [244 The Terrace], dwelling
• 1934
• (00056:145:B13044); 244 The Terrace, erect alteration and additions to dwelling
• 1939
• (00056:234:B19700); 244 The Terrace, erect outhouse to flat
• 1956
• (00056:528:B39153); 244 The Terrace, garage
• 1984
• (00058:0:C64737); 244 The Terrace, partial re-pile
• 1984
• (00058:0:C64895); 244 The Terrace, top flat
• 1985
• (00059:0:D753); 218-244 Lambton Quay, 111 The Terrace, foundations and drainage, stage 2
• 1986
• (00059:0:D445); 218-244 Lambton Quay, 111 The Terrace, sign
• 1986
• 00059:30:D4116; 244 The Terrace, re-pile
• 1992
• Subdivision? SR9601696
• 1993
• (00060:70:2643); 244 The Terrace, storm water and re-pile
• 2000
• (00078:584:70486); 244 The Terrace - (AKA 1 / 244 The Terrace) partial re-pile

• c.1841 - 1896
• Probably – Captain and Mrs Sharp - (deed search required)
• 1901 - 1906
• Alfred Barnett
• 1910
• William McCullough - manager of P. Hayman and Co

Not assessed

This two-storey late-Victorian residence is a symmetrical Italianate version of the bay villa. It has been described by Charles Fearnley as “a substantial house in a street of substantial houses.”

The street facade is composed of two, two-storey polygonal bay-windows set symmetrically on either side of the main entrance door. The roof is topped by a wide eaves supported by decorative eaves brackets. The external walls are clad in a narrow panelled band below the eaves that is repeated as spandrel panels under the sash windows at the bays. The window heads are set out in a flat arch that derives its proportions from a segmental brick arch. These are all embellished with a carved timber ‘keystone’ derived from stonework detailing, as is the timber quoin block ornamentation. The ground floor sash windows are embellished with stained glass fanlights. The main entrance door is similarly grand. It is set below a single sash window that appears to open from floor level to give access to a projecting balcony. The balcony acts as a canopy over the entrance door which is set in a stained glass and panelled screen.

The entrance is raised above street level and reached by a wide flight of shallow steps. The front garden has been adapted to create car-parking for four cars.

Timber rusticated weatherboard cladding and ornamentation

Timber sash windows

Timber structural framing

244 The Terrace is set between a fine, large, timber villa to the south and a development of drab, mushroom brown, c.1990s townhouses to the north and west.

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?

  244 The Terrace is a good representative example of a large Victorian villa. It is notable for the elaborate ornamentation on its well proportioned street façade.

• 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 110 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

• 1897 Cyclopedia
• CT 192 / 118; CT 202 / 200
• Evening Post, 2 March 1898
• Evening Post 29 March 1898
• Fearnley, Charles. Vintage Wellington, (Dunedin: John McIndoe Ltd, 1970)
• 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.
• LOCAL AND GENERAL Wairarapa Daily Times, 16 January 1894
• LOCAL AND GENERAL. Wairarapa Daily Times, 28 February 1899
• MORE TERRACE MEMORIES Evening Post, 29 September 1928
• THE LATE CAPTAIN SHARP. Wanganui Chronicle, 9 July 1880
• Victoria College Building. Colonist, 13 June 1903
• WCC Archives 00053_47_3046; 00056:145:B13044
• WCC Heritage Inventory 2001 ref Appendix III
• WCC Heritage Building Inventory 1995 ref ‘House 244 The Terrace’
• WELLINGTON NEWS. Star, 11 July 1896
• WELLINGTON -TERRACE PROPERTY SALE. Evening Post, 14 September 1896
• Wises 1879 – 1906

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