Tauranga Store, 1863-1881 (Place)

SummaryAlso known as Thomas Wrigley's Store

Constructed in 1863 as the Tauranga Store, this two-storey timber building featured a symmetrical façade with a central door flanked by display windows, and tall arched sash windows above. The parapet was inscribed “Established 1863” and "Tauranga Store". It was also the residence of Thomas Wrigley.

It burned down June the first, 1881, when the block of buildings between Harington and Hamilton street succumbed to fire.

A replica, based on photographs and salvaged design elements, was later built at Tauranga’s Historic Village on 17th Avenue.

A illustration of the building in its prime can be viewed here. It was generated with ChatGPTv4 using the newspaper photograph (BOP Times 1981, 16 June) as a reference. SourcesStreet Directory in the Bay of Plenty Times, 15 July 1880, Page 3BOP Times 1981, 16 June: Dredged from th Past

Photographs

Photo in the Bay of Plenty Times, 16 June 1981

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Known Date/s

Date Built1863Date Demolished1881

Location

Map Address14, Harington Street, Tauranga, Tauranga, 3110, New ZealandLatitude/Longitude^[1]

Relates To

PeopleWrigley, Thomas, 1817-1894 (Person)

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Tauranga Store, 1863-1881 (Place)