Mission House

The Mission House at in New Zealand was completed in 1822 as part of the Kerikeri Mission Station by the Church Missionary Society, and is New Zealand's oldest surviving building. It is sometimes known as Kemp House.
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  • Opening hours:
    November—April: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
    May—October: 10:00 AM—4:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: historic residential building
  • Also known as: Kemp House” and “Kerikeri Mission House

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Stone Store and St James’ Church, Kerikeri.

Museum
The is the oldest undamaged stone building in New Zealand. The was constructed from 1832 to 1836 by the Church Missionary Society in as a warehouse to a Georgian design by John Hobbs.

Church
St James' Anglican Church is an heritage-listed Anglican church located in , on the of . The first church on the site was built in 1829, with the current building dating from 1878. is situated 110 metres southwest of Mission House.

Waterfall
is a waterfall.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kerikeri and Waipapa.

is a popular tourist destination in the famous on the of . Often described as the Cradle of the Nation, it is the site of the first permanent mission station in the country, and has some of the most historic buildings in New Zealand.

Village
is a small town in the , , . It is located on State Highway 10, approximately 10 minutes drive from , the nearest urban centre. is situated 4 km west of Mission House.

Village
or Rangitāne is a settlement on the east bank of the and the northern shore of the in the of . is situated 4 km northeast of Mission House.

Mission House

Latitude
-35.2175° or 35° 13′ 3″ south
Longitude
173.9623° or 173° 57′ 44″ east
Elevation
11 metres (36 feet)
Inception
1822
Open location code
4VPMQXM6+2W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 437739178
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
7668995
Wiki­data ID
Q1939039
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Swedish—“Mission House” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: Mission House
  • French: Mission House
  • German: Kerikeri Mission House
  • Japanese: ミッション・ハウス
  • Swedish: Kerikeri Mission House

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Mission House”. Photo: Moriori, Public domain.