National Bank - Coromandel Town, New Zealand
S 36° 45.606 E 175° 29.845
60H E 365882 N 5930687
Old Assay House is situated on the corner of Tiki Road & Kapanga Road, Coromandel Town.
Waymark Code: WM8NME
Location: North Island, New Zealand
Date Posted: 04/24/2010
Views: 4
This classic styled one story Victorian bank building was erected in 1874 as the National Bank. Originally it had a banking room and gold department divided by a door from the ledger keeper's sitting room and bedroom, with a detached kitchen, servants bedroom and storeroom. A separate melting house for gold contained two furnaces. The bank closed in 1900 and latter uses included a solicitors office from 1911 to 1973 and then the Old Assay House Tearooms until 1984. Now it is used as a fishing tackle and bait store.
On 25th November 1982 the building was registered with the N.Z. Historic Places Trust as a category II.
Register Number:
697
Registration Type:
Historic Place - Category II
Region:
Waikato Region
Date Registered:
25-Nov-1982
City/District Council:
Thames-Coromandel District Council
Legal Description:
Pt Kopuatoto No.2 Blk VI Coromandel SD
Former Use:
Retail and Commercial - Restaurant/cafe/tearoom
Construction Dates:
Original Construction: 1874
Address:
2 Kapanga Road,
Coromandel Town,
North Island,
New Zealand.
Year: 1874
Website: [Web Link]
Current Use of Building: Fishing tackle and bait shop
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