Moorsun

‘Moorsun’

99 Cockayne Road, Khandallah, Wellington
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Image: WCC - Charles Collins, 2015
Image: WCC - Charles Collins, 2015
Image: WCC - Charles Collins, 2015
Image: WCC - Charles Collins, 2015
Cityview GIS 2013
Cityview GIS 2013
1936 - 93 Cockayne Road [99 Cockayne Road], dwelling (WCC Archives reference 00056:168:B14860)
1936 - 93 Cockayne Road [99 Cockayne Road], dwelling (WCC Archives reference 00056:168:B14860) 
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  • Constructed

    1936

  • Architect(s)

    James Walter Chapman-Taylor

  • Builder(s)

  • The house has had few alterations made to it, and its overall form is substantially original. It has significant architectural values as an example of J.W. Chapman Taylor’s domestic Arts and Crafts architecture.

    This house has modest historic value and is most strongly associated with its architect – J.W. Chapman Taylor, a very prominent New Zealand architect – and has few other historic associations.

    The house is an important design by Chapman Taylor and maintains significant authenticity of materials, design, setting, and craftsmanship and retains functional values. The interior also retains a high level of authenticity in all areas of the house with the exception of the kitchen, which has been renovated. 


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    • What has become known as Cockayne Road was once on the Old Porirua Road. This was the first road out of Wellington to the northern suburbs and on to Porirua. The road was surveyed in 1843 and continued as an extension of a track that had been in use prior to European settlement in Wellington. The house at 99 Cockayne Road, known as ‘Moorsun’ was designed in 1935 by J.W. Chapman Taylor for A.S. Winton Esquire.

      ‘Moorsun’ is one of ten Chapman Taylor designs found in the Onslow Area built between 1919 and 1945. This house is a superb example of the Arts and Crafts idiom designed by one of New Zealand’s leading domestic architects.  This house exhibits many typical detail features associated with the buildings style, these include the white rough cast stucco wall treatment, adzed jarrah beams, and distinctive chimneys. A special feature was the roof feed rainwater concrete pond. The house expresses Chapman Taylor’s skill as a fine designer. The restrained use of materials and forms, and the simplicity of the detailing, creates an overall composition of beauty and permanence. The house is rectangular in design with a generous ground floor area of parlour, living hall, sun room, kitchen, and play room. The kitchen and laundry/playroom area has been modified, but this has not compromised the original integrity of the house. The first floor is arranged around a central hall that forms a gallery over the ground floor dining/living room. There are also three bedrooms and a bathroom on the upper floor. Like many other Chapman Taylor houses, the house has a number of built in features, and the interior style follows the Arts and Crafts tenet of attention to detail and craftsmanship evident in the hand finished materials and surfaces of the interior.

      Some alterations were made to the house and garage in 1968 by the owner of the time H.P. Holt, followed by alterations in 1995 and 1996. The interior also retains a high level of authenticity in all areas of the house with the exception of the kitchen, which has been renovated.

      The house is an important design by Chapman Taylor and maintains significant authenticity of materials, design, setting, and craftsmanship and retains functional values.

    • Modifications close
      • 1936
      • Cockayne Road [99 Cockayne Road], dwelling (00056:168:B14860)
      • 1968
      • Cockayne Road [105 Cockayne Road, 2 Krishna Way], dwelling and double garage (00058:595:C28072)
      • 1995
      • Cockayne Road, dwelling alterations (00061:128:14184)
      • 1996
      • Cockayne Road, dwelling additions and alterations (00061:197:16261)
    • Occupation History close
      • unknown
      • Not assessed
  • close Architectural Information
    • Building Classification(s) close

      Not assessed

    • Architecture close

      The house at 99 Cockayne Road is designed in restrained Arts and Crafts style and is a significant design by Chapman Taylor. The building successfully demonstrates the architect’s skill with the Arts and Crafts style. This house exhibits many typical detail features associated with the buildings style, these include the white rough cast stucco wall treatment, adzed jarrah beams, and distinctive chimneys. A special feature was the roof feed rainwater concrete pond.

    • Materials close

      White painted cement/stucco

      Timber joinery

      Lead light windows

      Marseilles tiled roofing

    • Setting close

      99 Cockayne Road is situated in the suburb of Khandallah, a hill suburb where the majority of buildings are set on sloping sites. The houses are made up of many different scales and styles – the general period of construction is form the late 19th and early 20th century. There are a number of substantial houses from the 1910s, 20s, and 30s.

  • close Cultural Value

    The house has had few alterations made to it, and its overall form is substantially original. It has significant architectural values as an example of J.W. Chapman Taylor’s domestic Arts and Crafts architecture.

    This house has modest historic value and is most strongly associated with its architect – J.W. Chapman Taylor, a very prominent New Zealand architect – and has few other historic associations.

    The house is an important design by Chapman Taylor and maintains significant authenticity of materials, design, setting, and craftsmanship and retains functional values. The interior also retains a high level of authenticity in all areas of the house with the exception of the kitchen, which has been renovated.

    • Aesthetic Value close

      • 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?

        The house has had few alterations made to it, and its overall form is substantially original. It has significant architectural values as an example of J.W. Chapman Taylor’s domestic Arts and Crafts architecture.

      • 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?

        99 Cockayne Road is one of ten Chapman Taylor houses in the Onslow area, and contributes well to this group.

    • Historic Value close

      • Association

        Is the item associated with an important person, group, or organisation?

        This house has modest historic value and is most strongly associated with its architect – J.W. Chapman Taylor, a very prominent New Zealand architect – and has few other historic associations.

    • Scientific Value close

      • Archaeological

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

        Risk Unknown – There is pre-1900 activity in this area, but risk of accidental discovery is unknown.

      • Technological

        Does the item have technological value for its innovative or important construction methods or use of materials?

        99 Cockayne Road has some technical values for its original materials and as a representative of the construction techniques of the time.

    • Social Value close

      Not assessed

    • Level of Cultural Heritage Significance close

      • 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 house is an important design by Chapman Taylor and maintains significant authenticity of materials, design, setting, and craftsmanship and retains functional values. The interior also retains a high level of authenticity in all areas of the house with the exception of the kitchen, which has been renovated.

      • Local Regional National International

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

        This building is important at a local level and has some modest heritage values. 

      • Representative

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

        This house is an excellent example of J.W. Chapman Taylor’s design work in the Arts and Crafts style. The building successfully demonstrates the architect’s skill with the Arts and Crafts style. This house exhibits many typical detail features associated with the buildings style.

    • Local / Regional / National / International Importance close

      Not assessed

  • close Site Detail

    • District Plan Number

      21/ 383

    • Legal Description

      Lot 2 DP 16762

    • Heritage New Zealand Listed

      Not Listed

    • Archaeological Site

      Risk Unknown

    • Current Uses

      unknown

    • Former Uses

      unknown

    • Has building been funded

      No

    • Funding Amount

      Not applicable

    • Earthquake Prone Status

      Not Earthquake Prone

  • close Additional Information

Last updated: 10/13/2016 1:35:22 AM