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Summer House

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Date1880s - PresentLocationSummer HouseDescriptionThe Summer House seems to have appeared when the Hesketh House was enlarged and gentrified between 1884 and 1892.

There have been a few alterations that have occurred over the years such as the removal of the doors and windows in the 1950s and the replacement of the rotten Kauri floor with a concrete slab in 1964. In 2004 it was re-placed on fibreglass and solid panels emplaced inside the gables to seal the star shaped cut-outs and keep weather out of its roof cavity.

As of 2024, it is still standing and is still used in photo shoots and the heritage trail.

Photo

Aerial shot of the campus

Tennis Party portrait

Summer House exterior

Document

End of the school year for young New Zealanders

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