Heritage NZ gives Napier s Army Drill Hall Category 2 historic place status
26 Apr, 2021 03:24 AM
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The Drill Hall in Coote Rd, Napier, where it s been since 1889. Photo / Paul Taylor
The Drill Hall in Coote Rd, Napier, where it s been since 1889. Photo / Paul Taylor
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Napier s Army Drill Hall, parts of which were built more than 130 years ago, has been given Category 2 historic place status on New Zealand Heritage List Rarangi Korero.
On Coote Rd at the foot of Bluff Hill and just off Marine Pde, the original hall was designed by prominent Napier architect Walter Finch and built by volunteer forces in 1886-1887 as a drill shed for the Napier Naval Brigade at Port Ahuriri.
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It opened the road for vehicular traffic, following signing of another agreement with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government earlier Monday morning.
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