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Amber House is one of the older two story villas in New Zealand's third founded city of Nelson in the top of the South Island at 46 Weka Street.
Original wallpaper
Amber House preserves a small section of its original unfaded wallpaper from the late 19th century that was revealed during recent renovations.
Because New Zealand has had for the last two centuries (and continues to have) the highest ultra violet exposure levels of any populated region on earth it is extremely rare to find used (as opposed to unused roll) examples of Victorian Wallpaper in New Zealand that have not faded badly. This remarkable state of preservation is rather ironic considering that Nelson yearly vies with its neighbours Richmond and Blenheim for claiming the highest number of sunshine hours in the country, with an annual average total of over 2400 hours. You can see the raw data here:
Old English Walnut tree
Amber House has the oldest English Walnut tree (Juglans regia) in the South Island in the back garden. Although old, this venerable tree is relatively small since, when it was originally planted, it would have been only yards from the original shoreline and on very sandy soil with the roots lacking an adequate water supply. This desiccation has resulted in an almost Bonsai like effect.
Location
Amber House is situated at Latitude 41.2774 degrees South, Longitude 173.2885 degrees East from the Greenwich Meridian and its location may be viewed on Google earth maps via this link: 41°16′00″S 173°17′35″E / 41.2667°S 173.2931°E / -41.2667; 173.2931 41°16′00″S 173°17′35″E / 41.2667°S 173.2931°E / -41.2667; 173.2931
Cabragh House School
From 1906 until 1927 Amber House housed a "Boarding and Day School for Girls and Little Boys" known as Cabragh House School.
Earthquake resilience
Of particular interest is the tall brick chimney on the west side of Amber House that has survived major earthquakes in 1929 (Arthur's Pass and Murchison), 1968 (Īnangahua) and 1994 without a single crack blemishing its surface.
The evident resilience of this old chimney means that it is even possible that it pre-dates the 1893 magnitude 6.9 Nelson earthquake that moved the spire of Christ Church Cathedral in Nelson nearly a metre out of the vertical plane.
History
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Furniture
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References
- Lucas's Nelson almanac. Lucas. 1927.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - Hindmarsh, Gerard (1997). Images from the Frontier: the Tyrees' priceless legacy, article in New Zealand Geographic, Apr/Jun 1997; 34:54-71. New Zealand Geographic.
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External links
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