List of historic places in Grey District

Last updated July 15, 2024

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

Current listings

Article	Description	Location	Street address	Built	Date listed	Heritage category
Railway Beam Bridge	railway bridge in New Zealand	Paroa	Clough Road, Paroa	1893	30 August 1990	NZHPT Category I listing
Regent Theatre	cinema in Greymouth, New Zealand	Greymouth	6 Mackay Street, Greymouth 7805	1935	25 June 2004	NZHPT Category II listing
Brunner Mine	former coal mine in Greymouth, New Zealand	Taylorville	Taylorville Road, Taylorville, Greymouth	1864	28 June 1990	NZHPT Category I listing
Royal Hotel	historic hotel building in Greymouth, New Zealand	Greymouth	128–130 Mawhera Quay, Greymouth 7805	1930	21 September 1989	NZHPT Category II listing
Formerly The Blackball Hilton	historic building in Blackball, New Zealand	Blackball	Hart Street, Blackball, New Zealand	1897 1908	17 December 1993	NZHPT Category II listing
Greymouth Railway Station Historic Area	historic site in Greymouth, New Zealand	Greymouth	Greymouth		21 September 1989	Historic Area
Greymouth CBD Historic Area	historic area in Greymouth, New Zealand	Greymouth	Tainui/Guinness Street	1868	3 March 1995	Historic Area
Runanga Miners' Hall	hall in New Zealand	Runanga	Mills Street and McGowan Street, Runanga 7803	1937-08-20	2 May 2013	NZHPT Category I listing
Ruru shelter shed	New Zealand shelter shed	Ruru	Midland Line, Ruru 7875	1920	21 September 1989	NZHPT Category I listing
Hannah's Buildings	commercial building in New Zealand	Greymouth	100 Mackay Street and 29 Tainui Street, Greymouth	1928	21 September 1989	NZHPT Category II listing
Kotuku Model Bungalow	historic building in New Zealand	Kotuku	1271 Blair Road and Kotuku-Bell Hill Road, Kotuku	1938	14 July 1995	NZHPT Category I listing
Moana railway station	New Zealand railway station	Moana	Ana Street, Moana	1904	28 June 1990	NZHPT Category I listing
Government Building (Former)	former government buildings, Greymouth	Greymouth	130 Mawhera Quay, 163 Mackay Street And Custom Street, Greymouth	1909	28 June 1990	NZHPT Category I listing
Neptune Backpackers	heritage building and former hotel in New Zealand	Greymouth	43 Gresson Street, Greymouth	1905	4 April 2008	NZHPT Category II listing
High Street Auto Centre (Former)	historic commercial building in Greymouth, New Zealand	Greymouth	76A And 78 High Street, Greymouth	1935	21 September 1989	NZHPT Category II listing
Heatherbell Hotel	hotel in New Zealand	Totara Flat	4238 State Highway 7, Totara Flat	1860	19 April 1996	NZHPT Category II listing
Greymouth Railway Station	historic train station in Greymouth	Greymouth	156 Mackay Street	1895	28 June 1990	NZHPT Category I listing
Dispatch & Garlick	former foundry in Greymouth, New Zealand	Greymouth	36 Lord Street, Greymouth	1907	28 June 1990	NZHPT Category I listing
Greymouth Courthouse	former courthouse in New Zealand	Greymouth	8 Guinness Street, Greymouth	1912	28 June 1990	NZHPT Category I listing
Greymouth Railway Station Footbridge	historic footbridge in Greymouth, New Zealand	Shantytown	156 Mackay Street (Relocated To Shantytown Heritage Park, 310 Rutherglen Rd, Rutherglen), Greymouth	1927	28 June 1990	NZHPT Category I listing
Waitaiki House	commercial building in Greymouth, New Zealand	Greymouth	37-45 Tainui St, Greymouth	1906	21 September 1989	NZHPT Category II listing
Commercial Building	commercial building in Greymouth, New Zealand	Greymouth	Guinness Street and Albert Street, Greymouth	1912	21 September 1989	NZHPT Category II listing
St Patricks Presbytery (Former)	clergy house in Greymouth, New Zealand	Greymouth	16 Chapel Street, Greymouth 7805	1914	4 April 2008	NZHPT Category II listing

Previous listings

Revingtons Hotel at 45–49 Tainui Street in Greymouth was a Spanish Mission–Art Deco style building constructed in 1938, and listed as a Category II building in 1989. It was delisted in September 2020, after commissioners gave permission for it to be demolished. It was deemed too difficult to repair after significant damage from vandals and squatters.^[2]^[3]

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Warner's Hotel in 50 Cathedral Square, Christchurch is the site of a hotel established in 1863. The original building, extended on numerous occasions, burned down in 1900. A new building was built in 1901. Again, it underwent numerous alterations. A fourth storey was added in 1910 and the northern end of the building was demolished in 1917 and a theatre built in its place to create a noise buffer to the printing presses of the adjoining Lyttelton Times Building. The theatre was demolished in 1996 and patrons enjoyed a beer garden. In 2010, a high-rise Novotel hotel opened on the site of the beer garden and in the process, the historical and symmetrical 1901 façade was recreated.

History House Museum is a collection of photographic and archival records and historical objects relating to Grey District on the West Coast of New Zealand. The museum opened in the former Grey County Council Chambers in 1996, but the building was deemed unsafe in the event of an earthquake and forced to close in 2017. A new home for the collection is being sought.

The former Government Buildings in Hokitika, also known as Seddon House, are on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. The building is classified as a "Category I" historic place by Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga, previously known as the New Zealand Historic Places Trust.

The Hannah's building is a commercial building in Greymouth, on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. Completed in 1928, the building was designed by Wellington architect Henry Johns. In 1989, the Hannah's building was granted historic place category 2 status by Heritage New Zealand.

The Runanga Miners' Hall is a hall in the town of Runanga, on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. The current structure dates from 1937, and replaced an early miners' hall from 1908 that was destroyed by fire. The hall is notable for its place in the history of the organised labour movement in New Zealand, and was granted historic place category 1 status by Heritage New Zealand in 2013.

References

↑ "Offices | About Us | Heritage New Zealand". www.heritage.org.nz. Archived from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
↑ "Lost heritage 2016–2020 | Lost heritage | Search the List | Heritage New Zealand". www.heritage.org.nz. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
↑ "Greymouth's historic Revingtons Hotel to be demolished". Hotel Magazine. 16 April 2019. Archived from the original on 20 February 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2021.

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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.

[2] "Lost heritage 2016–2020 | Lost heritage | Search the List | Heritage New Zealand". www.heritage.org.nz. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2021.

[3] "Greymouth's historic Revingtons Hotel to be demolished". Hotel Magazine. 16 April 2019. Archived from the original on 20 February 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2021.

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List of historic places in Grey District

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