Reverend Baker's House (Place)

SummaryAlso known as:

Colonel Harington's House

Colonel Ward's House

Ward's Flats

Built in 1860 for Reverend Charles Baker, a missionary, it later housed Colonel Harington, commander during the 1864 Battle at Pukehinahina (Gate Pā).

One of Tauranga’s earliest European-styled houses it linked to the town’s colonial and military history. Originally modest, it was significantly renovated by Colonel G. Arnold Ward between 1893 and 1925. Converted into flats and deteriorating, the house was demolished in 1974 to make way for new apartments. The demolition crew discovered "lots of sealed up places" containing convict’s leg irons, several antique cameras, silver-banded officer’s cane engraved with “Capt Ward”, silver tankard dated 1888, antique candle-snuffer, Māori canoe anchors, gaslight fitting and an ornate marble fireplace with "1827" inscribed on the back (BOP 13/5/74 "Relics behind sealed door".SourcesSadness in Home's Passing: Bay of Plenty Times 26 April 1974Heritage and archaeological appraisal of 27 and 33 Mclean Street, 24, 28 and 32 Monmouth Street, TaurangaHigh Trees and the Te Papa Peninsula, 1860-1910 by Brett Payne (Tauranga Historical Society Blog)Relics behind sealed door: Bay of Plenty Times 13 May, 1974

Photographs

Col Ward, Mission Cemetery, c 1910s (Ms 84)

Rev. Charles Baker's house - McLean Street

Our People (authority)

Harington, Philip, 1833-1896 (Person)

Te Ao Mārama - Tauranga City Libraries Photo 03-123

Usage

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Known Date/s

Date Built1860Date Demolished1974

Location

LocationWithin the bounds of 27 and 33 McLean Street and adjacent Monmouth Street Site of Aspen Eventide HomeLatitude/Longitude^[1]

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Reverend Baker's House (Place)