Maunganui Road, Mount Maunganui

DateJanuary 14, 2016Reference NumberPhoto 23-136DescriptionPlaque on wall at 88 Maunganui Road, Mount Maunganui. In 2015 retiree Rodney Giddens undertook to provide a photographic record of shop fronts from the roadside of Tauranga’s CBD and of Mount Maunganui.

Plaque read "HISTORIC SITE

THIS IS THE OLDEST BUILDING IN MOUNT MAUNGANUI

THIS BUILDING WAS ERECTED BY CPT MITCHELL STUART IN 1832. IT IS PRIMARILY CONSTRUCTED OF KAURI TIMBER MILLED FROM THE LOCAL MOUNTAIN. ORIGINALLY BUILT AS A COURT HOUSE, BANK AND GAOL THE BUILDINGS USAGE EXPANDED OVER TIME TO INCORPORATE A SMALL LIBRARY AND POST OFFICE AS WELL AS BEING THE HEAD QUARTERS FOR THE HOME GUARD DURING WWI & WWII. IN 1856 THE BUILDING WAS PARTIALLY DAMAGED BY FIRE DURING A BANK RAID BY THE NOTORIOUS HALF BREED BRIGAND JULIAN MICHAELS. THE ORIGINAL BUILDING WAS RECOMMISSIONED AS A BAR AND RESTAURANT IN 2013 HAVING BEEN PROFESSIONALLY RESTORED BY THE LARRY CREED HISTORIC BUILDINGS TRUST."Photographer/CreatorGiddens, Rodney

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Kaitiakitanga StatementWe ask that, in addition to normal copyright and privacy considerations, users of our heritage resources uphold the mana and dignity of the people, communities and places depicted within.Cultural/Ethical StatusNoaRestrictionsNo cultural/ethical restrictions apply. However, the copyright holder has assigned a Creative Commons license.CopyrightGiddens, RodneyCopyright Holder Contact Detailsemail: candr1981@gmail.comLicenseCC BY-NC 4.0AcknowledgementTe Ao Mārama - Tauranga City Libraries Photo 23-136

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Part of Photograph SeriesMaunganui Road, Mount Maunganui: Rodney Giddens Tauranga CBD and Mount Maunganui Series

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