Amber House
Amber House is one of the older two-storey villas in New Zealand's third founded city of Nelson in the top of the South Island at 46 Weka Street. It is a traditional colonial-style construction using native rimu and mataī timbers with an external brick chimney that originally served four large fireplaces.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Guest house
- Also known as: “AMBER HOUSE - at the centre!”
- Historically known as: “Cabragh House School for young ladies and little boys”
- Address: 46 Weka Street, The Wood
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cabragh House and Trafalgar Park.
Cabragh House
Building
Cabragh House is a late Victorian, timber house at 48 Weka Street in Nelson, New Zealand built circa 1897. It is a historic site for exemplarising late Victorian furnishings and provincial New Zealand vernacular architecture.
Trafalgar Park
Stadium
Photo: Lazioman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Trafalgar Park is a sports ground located beside the Central Business District of Nelson, in New Zealand's South Island. The stadium has a capacity of 18,000, following upgrades completed for the 2011 Rugby World Cup. Trafalgar Park is situated 1 km west of Amber House.
Founders Heritage Park
Museum
Photo: Ambrosia10, CC0.
Founders Heritage Park is a museum in Nelson, New Zealand, housing a number of groups with historical themes, including transport. A short heritage railway line is operated by the Nelson Railway Society. Founders Heritage Park is situated 630 metres north of Amber House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include The Wood and Nelson East.
The Wood
Suburb
The Wood is a suburb of Nelson, New Zealand. It lies just to the north-east of the city centre and adjoins it. The suburb incorporates Botanical Reserve, a section of Nelson's town belt that includes the trigonometrical geographic centre of New Zealand, Botanical Hill.
Nelson East
Quarter
Nelson East is an inner suburb of Nelson, New Zealand. As its name suggests, it lies to the east of Nelson city centre, along the banks of the Maitai River between the city centre and Maitai.
Maitai
Suburb
Maitai is an inner suburb of Nelson, New Zealand. It lies at the eastern edge of Nelson city centre, immediately to the south of The Wood, on the northern bank of the Maitai River.
Amber House
- Categories: building, tourism, and accommodation
- Location: Nelson City, Nelson, Nelson Bays, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-41.26668° or 41° 16′ 0″ southLongitude
173.29317° or 173° 17′ 35″ eastPopulation
7Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)Open location code
4VCMP7MV+87OpenStreetMap ID
way 435110039OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=guest_house
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