Selwyn Library

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Selwyn Court

Church

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Selwyn Court is a category 1 historic place in Auckland which originally consisted of a library, a steepled octagonal tower, the house and chapel, all in a Gothic Revival style known as Selwyn Gothic.

Holy Trinity Cathedral

Church

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Holy Trinity Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral situated in Parnell, a residential suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. It is the 'mother church' of the Anglican Diocese of Auckland and the seat of the Bishop of Auckland. Holy Trinity Cathedral is situated 150 metres south of Selwyn Library.

Auckland War Memorial Museum

Museum

Photo: Auckland War Memorial Museum, CC BY 2.0.

The Auckland War Memorial Museum, also known as Auckland Museum, is one of New Zealand's most important museums and war memorials. Its neoclassical building constructed in the 1920s and 1950s, stands on Observatory Hill, the remains of a dormant volcano, in the Auckland Domain, near Auckland CBD. Auckland War Memorial Museum is situated 570 metres southwest of Selwyn Library.

Places in the Area

Parnell

Suburb

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Parnell is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. It is one of New Zealand's most affluent suburbs, consistently ranked within the top three wealthiest, and is often billed as Auckland's "oldest suburb" since it dates from the earliest days of the European settlement of Auckland in 1841.

Carlaw Park

Neighborhood

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Carlaw Park was a multi-purpose stadium in Parnell, a central suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. It neighboured the Auckland Domain's Northern end. It was primarily used for rugby league and had a peak spectator capacity of around 28,000 in the 1930s, though this fell to around 17,000 by the time the ground was closed in 2002.

Newmarket

Suburb

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Newmarket is a central Auckland suburb. Newmarket was originally an independent borough from 1885 to 1989, when it was abolished. Newmarket was established as a livestock market since the 1850s and grew to become a retail and commercial centre for Auckland, with the main road Broadway being the focal point of this activity.

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