Nairn Street Cottage
Nairn Street Cottage is Wellington's oldest original cottage. It was originally built by the Wallis family, who lived in the cottage for three generations.Photo: Musuems Wellington, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours: noon—4:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: historic building and museum
- Also known as: “Nairn Street Colonial Cottage” and “The Colonial Cottage Museum”
- Address: 68 Nairn Street, Mount Cook
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Central Park and Museum of New Zealand.
Central Park
Park
Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.
Central Park is situated 280 metres southwest of Nairn Street Cottage.
Museum of New Zealand
Museum
Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.
The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa is New Zealand's national museum and is located in Wellington. Usually known as Te Papa, it opened in 1998 after the merging of the National Museum of New Zealand and the National Art Gallery. Museum of New Zealand is situated 1½ km northeast of Nairn Street Cottage.
Capital View Motor Inn
Hotel
Photo: Pakoire, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Capital View Motor Inn is a hotel, which is situated 240 metres northeast of Nairn Street Cottage.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mount Cook and Aro Valley.
Mount Cook
Suburb
Photo: Pakoire, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mount Cook is an inner city suburb of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand. It is located 1.74 km south of Wellington's central business district. It is part of Wellington Central electorate and lies within the City of Wellington local government area.
Aro Valley
Suburb
Photo: Silenceisfoo, Public domain.
The Aro Valley forms a small inner-city suburb of Wellington in New Zealand. It takes its name from the stream which originally flowed where modern Hōniana Te Puni Street is.
Brooklyn
Suburb
Photo: Archives New Zealand, CC BY 2.0.
Brooklyn is a suburb of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand, under the governance of Wellington City Council. It lies 3 km south of Wellington's central business district on the eastern slopes of the hills above Happy Valley.
Nairn Street Cottage
- Categories: architectural structure, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Wellington, Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-41.2993° or 41° 17′ 58″ southLongitude
174.76996° or 174° 46′ 12″ eastOpen location code
4VCPPQ29+7XOpenStreetMap ID
way 264854202OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q9292492
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In Other Languages
From Japanese to Portuguese—“Nairn Street Cottage” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “コロニアル・コテージ博物館”
- Polish: “The Colonial Cottage Museum”
- Portuguese: “Museu da Colonial Cottage”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Nairn Street Heritage Garden and Central Park playground.
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