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. This lush and immersive zoo is located in Auckland, New Zealand, situated next to Te Waiōrea Western Springs Park not far from Auckland's central business district. Auckland Zoo is situated 1½ km northeast of Carrington Hospital.
Former ASB Bank
Retail building
Photo: Bjankuloski06, CC BY 4.0.
Former ASB Bank is a retail 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 Western 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
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-36.87263° or 36° 52′ 22″ southLongitude
174.70892° or 174° 42′ 32″ eastInception
1865Levels
3Open location code
4VMP4PG5+WHOpenStreetMap ID
way 59280776OpenStreetMap feature
building=hospitalWikidata ID
Q7991780
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