Carrington Hospital

Carrington Hospital is a former lunatic asylum and psychiatric hospital listed as a Category I building, located in Point Chevalier, Auckland. Serving as the main asylum for Auckland for over a century the asylum was closed down with the land and building sold to Carrington Technical Institute.

Photo: Ingolfson, Public domain.

Type: Hospital building
Description: historic mental health facility in Auckland, New Zealand
Also known as: “Auckland Lunatic Asylum”, “Auckland Mental Health Hospital”, “Auckland Mental Hospital”, “Avondale Hospital”, “Avondale Lunatic Asylum”, “Carrington Hospital (Former)”, “Carrington Psychiatric Hospital”, “Carrington/Oakley Hospital”, “Former Carrington Hospital”, “Oakley Hospital”, “Oakley Hospital Main Building”, “Unitec Campus Carrington Road”, and “Whau Lunatic Asylum”
Address: 1 Carrington Road, Point Chevalier, Auckland, 1025

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Auckland Zoo and Former ASB Bank.

Auckland Zoo

Zoo

Photo: Zoophilia, Public domain.

Auckland Zoo is a 16.35-hectare not-for-profit wildlife conservation organisation that focuses on the wellbeing of people, wildlife and nature. The zoo is located in Auckland, New Zealand, specificly next to Te Waiōrea Western Springs Park. Auckland Zoo is situated 1½ km northeast of Carrington Hospital.

Former ASB Bank

Building

Photo: Bjankuloski06, CC BY 4.0.

Former ASB Bank is a building, which is situated 280 metres northeast of Carrington Hospital.

Baldwin Avenue

Railway station

Photo: Pcuser42, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Baldwin Avenue railway station, in the suburb of Mount Albert, is on the North Auckland Line of the Auckland railway network. The station has offset side platforms connected by a level crossing. Baldwin Avenue is situated 1¼ km southeast of Carrington Hospital.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Point Chevalier and Waterview.

Point Chevalier

Suburb

Photo: RadishSlice, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Point Chevalier, is a residential suburb and peninsula in the city of Auckland in the north of New Zealand; located five kilometres to the west of the city centre on the southern shore of the Waitematā Harbour.

Waterview

Suburb

Photo: Avenue, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Waterview is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand, located along the western side of Auckland's isthmus. Its boundaries are Oakley Creek in the east, Heron Park in the south, the Waitematā Harbour in the west, and the Northwestern Motorway and the Oakley Creek inlet in the north.

Mount Albert

Suburb

Photo: Ingolfson, Public domain.

Mount Albert is an inner suburb of Auckland, New Zealand, which is centred on Ōwairaka / Mount Albert, a local volcanic peak which dominates the landscape.

Carrington Hospital

Categories: former hospital, historic building, building, and health care
Location: Auckland, Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-36.87263° or 36° 52′ 22″ south

Longitude

174.70892° or 174° 42′ 32″ east

Inception

1865

Levels

Open location code

4VMP4PG5+WH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 59280776

OpenStreetMap feature

building=hospital

Wikidata ID

Q7991780

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Carrington Road Bridge and Catholic Parish of Saint Francis and Saint Therese.

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