Guy's Homestead
| Guy's Homestead | |
|---|---|
 Guy's Homestead after restoration | |
 | |
| Alternative names | Saidia[1] |
| General information | |
| Address | Guys Road, Pakuranga |
| Town or city | Auckland |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Named for | Andrew Guy |
| Year(s) built | 1898 or 1899 |
| Renovated | 2014-2015 |
| Destroyed | 1 December 2012 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Matthew Davy (renovation) |
| Architecture firm | Dave Pearson Architects (renovation) |
| Developer | JP Singh and Kuljeet Singh (renovation) |
| Main contractor | Ebenezer Braidwood Gray (original) |
| Designated | 10 October 1990 |
| Reference no. | 5261 |
Guy's Homestead is a late 19th century homestead located in East Auckland[n 1], New Zealand, and listed as a Category 2 building by Heritage New Zealand.
After being burnt down in an act of arson it was rebuilt and turned into an early learning centre.
Description
[edit]Guy's Homestead is an example of the contemporary architectural style of the time.[4] It features french doors, two brick chimneys, and scalloped rafters.[6]
History
[edit]Andrew and Rose Guy migrated from Ireland to New Zealand in the late 1870s. Guy ran a horsecar business in Epsom and Remuera and the profits from selling it were used to buy the farm and homestead.[1]
The homestead was originally built in 1898 by Ebenezer Braidwood Gray to replace an earlier homestead that burnt down. After Gray died on 4 January 1899 the property passed to his brother. As his brother was living in Ontario the property was sold and in February 1900 it was purchased by Andrew Guy.[7]
Guy died in 1922 and attempts to then sell the estate failed. In October 1928 the southern half of the estate came to be owned by William John Guy, Guy's son, with the northern half and homestead being owned by The Guardian Trust. The northern half of the estate was used for dairy farming by the Finlay family.[7]
On 14 November 1938, two farmers: John Thomas Logan Shaw and William Robson Andrew Shaw acquired the property. The property later became to be owned by companies and in 1985 the Manukau City Council purchased part of the property for an extension of Ti Rakau Drive.[7]
The southern half would be subdivided over the years and by 1986 subdivision had ceased.[4] The property remained in the Guy family's hands for 40 years until later being sold with the farmland.[3]
In 1994 part of the original section was sold off to property developers and became the Huntington Park development.[6]
The owner of the homestead in July, 1997 planned to develop the homestead into a restaurant, motel, and conference centre.[8]
In 1997 it was purchased by investors from Hong Kong.[9] Following this purchase the property had gone into desuetude and was repeatedly vandalised prior to the arson.[10] On 1 December 2012, the homestead was damaged by an act of arson.[3][7]
In 2013 two property developers, JP and Kuljeet Singh, bought it and had the property restored. In May 2015 the homestead opened as an early learning centre with a focus on teaching children about agriculture and rural life.[11][4]
Following the arson some local residents campaigned for new regulations governing heritage protected properties.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Clark, Jennifer (2000). East Tamaki : including the adjoining areas of Flat Bush and Otara. Papatoetoe Historical Society. p. 107-108.
- ^ "Guy's Homestead". Heritage New Zealand. Ministry of Culture & Heritage. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ a b c "Historic Auckland homestead burns down". Auckland Now. Stuff. 3 December 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Bright future for historic homestead" (PDF). Heritage Quarterly: 14. Autumn 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Piccolo Park Botany". Piccolo Park. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Graceful old girl rises from ashes". Howick & Botany Times. Times. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d Judge, Charlotte; Farley, Glen; Burnett, Zarah; Maguire, Wesley; Clough, Rod (December 2017). 415 Ti Rakau Drive, East Tamaki, Auckland: Final Report on Archaeological Monitoring and Investigation of Site R11/2866 (Guy's Homestead) (Report). Clough & Associates Ltd.
- ^ Firebrace, Robyn (17 July 1997). "Revamp for old home". Manukau Courier.
- ^ "Guy Homestead's new life". Howick & Botany Times. Times. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Fire raises heritage issues". Howick & Botany Times. Times. 5 December 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ Williamson, Jared (27 May 2015). "Historic East Auckland homestead gets a new life". Eastern Courier. Stuff. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ "Push for tighter controls". Howick & Botany Times. Times. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
Notes
[edit]- ^ Sources provide different locations for the homestead, these include Pakuranga,[2] Huntington Park,[3] East Tamaki,[4] Botany,[4] and Botany Downs[5]