Ewelme Cottage - Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga

Lovely historic homestead from the 19th century. Victorian garden with Gazebo, Full family history from original owners. It's down a shared driveway so parking Is on Ayr street. Would recommend a hour To visit . Good to visit in Spring or summer when the garden is flowering 💐

Share in a modest man's house, would have been interesting to meet the man himself. Sadly not to be, but reflect on his life and family in the early days of this country.

What a great experience! This little historical treasure was amazing. Gardens to walk out back let you enter an oasis from urban life. Artifacts and stories inside bring the Lush family to life. Look for the bookshelf built over the stair to the attics; this educated family left no spot unused for texts (the literal kind).

The two ladies were so kind to us. We learned alot about the house and its 1st inhabitants. Lovely history, lovely tea and ginger biscuits.

This place fascinates me, and thanks to the docent for telling us these touching stories. I couldn't help but make a short film.

Lovely setting wonderful to be able to view historic home.

Hidden lovely place. So pretty and beautiful. My favorite house in New Zealand so far. I would like to say thank you the staff. You were so kind and gave me good explanation.

Ewelme Cottage - One of Auckland's hidden gems. Located close to the prominent Anglican community in Parnell, the house enabled Lush's sons to attend the Church of England grammar school while he was attended to his pastoral duties. Lush was frequently away on extended absences, particularly after being appointed 'Visiting Clergyman to the Inner Waikato' in 1865. Ewelme was extended 18 years after it was originally built and remained in family hands till 1968. Some architects have suggested that the design with ground floor rooms laid out progressively along the axial length of the building, rather than having a conventional front and back, displays an influence from medieval British dwellings, and a religious consideration of the time which sought to blend medieval architecture into contemporary architecture. Ewelme Cottage is of considerable importance for its well-preserved interiors and furnishings, and provides great insights into colonial building materials and techniques as well as middle-class domestic life. It boasts close to 2000 books, hundreds of pages of sheet music, original artworks and a vast array of everyday objects from ointment pots to knitting needles. Its well-preserved 19th century garden adds further charm to a visit.