White Hart Hotel (1887/1901)

by Mike Gooch

23 August 2017

Image taken 10/10/2013, Mike Gooch.

This photo was taken on 05/09/2011 as the first stage of the renovation had just been completed. The scaffolding from the Devon Street facade is just being removed. Mike Gooch (2011)

View of rear of White Hart taken 29/10/2011. Taken from King Street, Mike Gooch (2011).

Image taken from Queen Street on 04/11/2011, Mike Gooch (2011)

Image taken 10/11/2011, Mike Gooch.

Progress on redevelopment, image taken 26/11/2011, Mike Gooch.

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In 1969 a three storey concrete addition on the Devon West frontage was designed by Boering, Thomson Boon and Associates for $130,000. Image taken 9/11/2011, Mike Gooch.

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Taken 9/11/2011, Mike Gooch.

Image taken 07/03/2012, Mike Gooch.

Image taken 07/03/2012. Note sign in foreground for a new hotel under construction, Mike Gooch (2012).

Image taken 07/03/2012, Mike Gooch.

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Image taken 24/01/2012, Mike Gooch.

Image taken 9/2/2012, Mike Gooch.

Demolition of rear of White Hart, image taken 21/10/2011, Mike Gooch. 11

Image taken 21/10/2011, Mike Gooch.

Image taken 21/10/2011, Mike Gooch.

Scaffolding on Queen Street side of White Hart 04/11/2011, Mike Gooch.

Reference: Fred Butler Album (ARC 2013-1426) Photographer: F.B.Butler : Image taken January 1940.

Reference; Fred Butler Album (ARC 2013-1426) Photographer: F.B.Butler : Image taken; January 1940.

From the Photo News - issue #159, 12 July 1969.

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The White Hart Hotel is located on the corner of Devon Street West and Queen Street. Originally built in 1844, the first White Hart was a six-roomed house used as a hospital by Imperial troops and licensed as a hotel in 1852. The current structure was built in 1887 and has stood the test of time to become a New Plymouth landmark.

The White Hart has experienced a number of alterations and renovations, the most recent in 2011-12 which preserved the facade and modernised the interior. It is registered Category I under the Historic Places Act 1993 and in 2014, as part of its redevelopment process, an archaeological report was completed on the hotel and site.

Related Information

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Town Improvements - the White Hart Hotel (Taranaki Herald 10 December 2001)

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Town Improvements - the White Hart Hotel (Taranaki Herald 12 March 2001)

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White Hart Hotel in 1887

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White Hart in 1901-1902

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White Hart Hotel in January 1871

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White Hart Hotel on 26 June 1969

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Plans for additions to the White Hart Hotel (1900)

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Heritage New Zealand register - White Hart Hotel

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