Pigeon Post House

The Pigeon Post House is located at 112 Newton Road, , , , on the corner of Newton Road and Upper Queen Street. From 1897 into the early 20th century the building was used as a pigeon-carrier postal service between and .
Wikipedia
  • Type: Apartment building
  • Description: historic building in Auckland, New Zealand
  • Also known as: “The Pigeon Loft”
  • Address: 112 Newton Road, Eden Terrace

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Masterworks Gallery and Basque Park.

Art gallery
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is an art gallery.

Park
Photo: Ingolfson, Public domain.
is a north-facing reserve in , a former working class suburb in central , the largest city in . It is surrounded by Symonds Street, Newton Road, New North Road and the North Western Motorway. is situated 170 metres southwest of Pigeon Post House.

Church
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St Benedict's Church is a historic neo-Gothic Catholic church in Newton, Auckland, New Zealand, the church complex includes a Presbytery and a former convent — at one point the complex included a school and club rooms but these have since been demolished. is situated 300 metres northeast of Pigeon Post House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newton and Eden Terrace.

Quarter
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is a small suburb of , , under the local governance of the . Since the construction of the Central Motorway Junction in 1965–75, has been divided into two parts, and as a result, lost much of its size and coherence.

Suburb
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is an inner city suburb of , located 2 km south of the , in the of New Zealand. is one of Auckland's oldest suburbs, and also one of the smallest.

Suburb
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is a suburb of , . The suburb is named for the Duke of , a patron of the first Governor of New Zealand, William Hobson, and the grandfather of a subsequent Governor, Robert FitzRoy.

Pigeon Post House

Latitude
-36.86303° or 36° 51′ 47″ south
Longitude
174.75838° or 174° 45′ 30″ east
Open location code
4VMP4QP5+Q9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 332241827
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­apartments
Wiki­data ID
Q15266288
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