List of historic places in Buller District

Last updated July 15, 2024

This list of Heritage New Zealand-listed places in Buller District contains those buildings and structures that are listed with Heritage New Zealand (formerly known as Historic Places Trust) in Buller District, New Zealand.

Heritage New Zealand is a Crown entity and the national heritage agency. With a head office in Wellington, the Christchurch area office is responsible for the Grey District.^[1]

Item	Description	Location	Street address	Built	Date listed	Heritage category
Clock Tower Chambers	municipal building in New Zealand	Westport	119 Palmerston Street and 8 Lyndhurst Street, Westport 7825	1941	30 August 1990	NZHPT Category I listing
House	75 Queen Street and Wakefield Street, Westport	Westport	75 Queen Street and Wakefield Street, Westport		30 August 1990	NZHPT Category I listing
Westport Public Library	former library in New Zealand	Westport	Lyndhurst Street, Westport	1904	21 September 1989	NZHPT Category II listing
The Stone House	historic house in Westport, New Zealand	Westport	108 Derby Street, Westport 7825	1911	22 June 1994	NZHPT Category II listing
Westport Post Office	post office in New Zealand	Westport	155 Palmerston Street and Brougham Street, Westport		21 September 1989	NZHPT Category II listing
Utopia Lodge	historic hostel/hotel in Westport, New Zealand	Westport	72 Queen Street, Westport 7825		21 September 1989	NZHPT Category II listing
O'Connor Home	resthome and historic place in Westport, New Zealand	Westport	190 Queen Street, Westport 7825	1918	21 September 1989	NZHPT Category II listing
Masonic Lodge Hall	masonic temple in Westport, New Zealand	Westport	51 Russell Street, Westport	1907	21 September 1989	NZHPT Category II listing
Gates of Remembrance	memorial gates in Westport, New Zealand	Westport	Russell Street and Brougham Street, Victoria Park, Westport	1920	21 September 1989	NZHPT Category II listing
House	historic house in Westport, New Zealand (2)	Westport	51 Queen Street, Westport		21 September 1989	NZHPT Category II listing
House	historic building in Westport, New Zealand (3)	Westport	32 Henley Street and Queen Street, Westport	1889	21 September 1989	NZHPT Category II listing
House	historic house in Westport, New Zealand	Westport	55 Queen Street, Westport	1903	21 September 1989	NZHPT Category II listing
Courthouse	courthouse in Westport, New Zealand	Westport	11 Wakefield Street, Westport 7825	1903	21 September 1989	NZHPT Category II listing
Buller Field Station	historic building in New Zealand	Westport	40 Queen Street, Westport		21 September 1989	NZHPT Category II listing
Westpac Bank building	building in Westport, New Zealand	Westport	143 Palmerston Street, Westport	1901	4 April 2008	NZHPT Category II listing
Sacred Heart Church	church building in Reefton, New Zealand	Reefton	Church Street and Walsh Street, Reefton	1879	14 May 2008	NZHPT Category II listing
Reefton Courthouse	former courthouse in Reefton, New Zealand	Reefton	47 Bridge Street, Reefton 7830	1872	27 August 1990	NZHPT Category I listing
Reefton Masonic Hall	masonic hall in New Zealand	Reefton	38 Shiel Street, Reefton	1892	22 August 2008	NZHPT Category II listing
St Stephen's Church	church building in Reefton, New Zealand	Reefton	16–18 Church Street and Walsh Street, Reefton	1888	22 August 2008	NZHPT Category II listing
School of Mines	historic building in Reefton, New Zealand	Reefton	22 Shiel Street, Reefton	1887	30 August 1990	NZHPT Category I listing
Reefton Oddfellows Hall	fraternal meeting hall in New Zealand	Reefton	56 Bridge Street, Reefton	1876	21 September 1989	NZHPT Category II listing
Horse trough, Reefton	horse trough in New Zealand	Reefton	15 Shiel Street, Reefton		21 September 1989	NZHPT Category II listing
Penington House	house in New Zealand	Reefton	15 Shiel Street, Reefton		21 September 1989	NZHPT Category II listing
State Mine Store (Former)	heritage building in Granity, New Zealand	Granity	54–56 Back Road, Granity 7823		21 September 1989	NZHPT Category II listing
Granity and District Fundraising Centre	historic building in New Zealand	Granity	98 Torea Street, Granity	1891	21 September 1989	NZHPT Category II listing
Granity Community Library	subscription library in Granity, New Zealand	Granity	Torea Street, Granity	1903	21 September 1989	NZHPT Category II listing
Griffiths Foundry Furnace (Former)	historic industrial site in Birchfield, New Zealand	Birchfield	459 Birchfield Road, Birchfield, Westport 7891	1898	21 September 1989	NZHPT Category II listing

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[1] "Offices | About Us | Heritage New Zealand". www.heritage.org.nz. Archived from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2021.

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