This grand two-storied villa was constructed in 1911 as a Catholic presbytery for the neighbouring Sacred Heart Church.
The architect was J. T. Mannix, who advertised for tenders for its construction in January 1911 - the successful tender was that of Messrs Hardwick and Danks for £998. The Taranaki Herald reported on 23 March 1911, that "good headway" was being made on the Presbytery and it appears to have been finished by June when there was an application to the local council for a footpath in front of the new Catholic Presbytery.
The villa is very similar in style to the two-storied villas designed by James Sanderson and Frank Messenger in the late 1890s and early 1900s, with 1911 particularly late for a villa in this style.
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