Government House (Auckland)
The Government House in Auckland is the second residence of the Governor-General of New Zealand .
history
The current Government House in Auckland had three predecessors, the first house, built by New Zealand's first governor William Hobson in 1841 and destroyed by fire in 1848, the second house which was destroyed in 1857 and the third house which was built in 1856 and is now called Old Government House is known. It is located on the University of Auckland campus .
The second resident of the governor general lies in the district of Epsom , east at the foot of Mount Eden . The building was built in 1921 by Sir Frank Crossley Mappin , a wealthy fruit and vegetable farmer from Auckland . In 1930 he bought more land and in the 45 years that he and his family lived on the property, he planted a garden with exotic and native trees and bushes. He named his property Birchlands . During World War II , he had the estate's lawn in farmland remodeled to grow vegetables for his servants. Lawn was later planted again.
In 1962 the property was donated to the Crown by Mappin and has since been used as a guest house for royal representatives, state guests and for special receptions.
The garden is now administered as the Garden of National Significance by the New Zealand Gardens Trust .
See also
Web links
- Government House Auckland . The Governor-General,accessed April 15, 2015.
Individual evidence
- ↑ John Stacpoole : Mappin, Frank Crossley . Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand , November 13, 2013, accessed April 15, 2015 .
- ^ R. van Wijngaarden : Government Houses, Auckland . The New Zealand Tree Register , accessed April 15, 2015 .
- ^ Government House Garden Auckland (Public) . New Zealand Gardens Trust , accessed April 15, 2015 .
- ^ Government House Auckland . The Governor-General , accessed April 15, 2015 .
Coordinates: 36 ° 52 ′ 31 ″ S , 174 ° 46 ′ 5 ″ E