Golder Cottage

Golder Cottage is one of the oldest surviving colonial houses in , . The house is used as a museum of colonial domestic life. John Golder, a road builder in , built the cottage in 1876–77.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: historic cottage in Upper Hutt, New Zealand
  • Also known as: Golder’s Cottage” and “Golder’s House
  • Address: 707 Fergusson Drive, Elderslea, Upper Hutt, 5018

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Upper Hutt Blockhouse and Wallaceville railway station.

The also known as the Wallaceville Blockhouse is a 19th-century American-style military blockhouse situated in Upper Hutt, New Zealand. is situated 560 metres southwest of Golder Cottage.

Railway station
is a suburban railway station serving in , . The station is located on the Hutt Valley section of the Wairarapa Line, 31.3 km north of , and is served by Metlink on behalf of the Greater Wellington Regional Council. is situated 600 metres south of Golder Cottage.

School
is a state coeducational secondary school located in , New Zealand. The school has approximately 868 students from Years 9 to 13. is situated 490 metres southwest of Golder Cottage.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Elderslea and Wallaceville.

Suburb
is a suburb of located in the lower of , near .

Suburb
is a suburb of . It is named after John Howard Wallace, an early New Zealand settler, council politician, businessman and author of one of the first published histories of New Zealand.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is a city in the upper , near , in the region of the of .

Golder Cottage

Latitude
-41.12553° or 41° 7′ 32″ south
Longitude
175.05631° or 175° 3′ 23″ east
Open location code
4VCQV3F4+QG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 488221127
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­house
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q5580107
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Golder’s Cottage and Riverstones Church.

Nearby Places

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