Kemp House
Kemp House, also known as Mission House, is the oldest extant building in New Zealand. The building was built in 1822 as part of the Kerikeri Mission Station by the Church Missionary Society. Kemp House is located in the Kerikeri Basin.Photo: Moriori, Public domain.
- 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: “Kerikeri Mission House” and “Mission House”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stone Store and St James’ Church, Kerikeri.
Stone Store
Museum
Photo: Noel Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Stone Store is the oldest undamaged stone building in New Zealand. The Stone Store was constructed from 1832 to 1836 by the Church Missionary Society in Kerikeri as a warehouse to a Georgian design by John Hobbs.
St James’ Church, Kerikeri
Church
Photo: Ronnie Macdonald, CC BY 2.0.
St James' Anglican Church is an heritage-listed Anglican church located in Kerikeri, in New Zealand's Bay of Islands. The church dates to 1878 and replaced a larger chapel from 1829. St James’ Church, Kerikeri is situated 110 metres southwest of Kemp House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kerikeri and Waipapa.
Kerikeri
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kerikeri is a popular tourist destination in the famous Bay of Islands on the North Island of New Zealand. 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.
Waipapa
Village
Waipapa is a small town in the Bay of Islands, Northland, New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 10, approximately 10 minutes drive from Kerikeri, the nearest urban centre. Waipapa is situated 4 km west of Kemp House.
Rangitane
Village
Rangitane or Rangitāne is a settlement on the east bank of the Rangitane River and the northern shore of the Kerikeri Inlet in the Far North District of New Zealand. Rangitane is situated 4 km northeast of Kemp House.
Kemp House
- Categories: house, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Far Far North, Northland, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-35.2175° or 35° 13′ 3″ southLongitude
173.9623° or 173° 57′ 44″ eastElevation
11 metres (36 feet)Inception
1822Open location code
4VPMQXM6+2WOpenStreetMap ID
way 437739178OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Swedish—“Kemp 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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