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COMMUNITY  OUR VALUES  HISTORY  EVENTS  GIG GUIDE  FUN SCROLL  HOT LINKS  GALLERY  FREE STUFF  QUOTES  STREET MAP  SIGNING UP  NEWSLETTER  SUBSCRIBE	1880     The prosperity of Auckland (in general terms) in the 1880's saw new suburbs being formed inland and on the isthmus. Dominion Road, Great North Road, and Mt Eden Road all became important arterial links to the new suburbs of catalogue villas which the developing middle-class inhabited. These routes were in addition to the existing routes of Remuera Road, Great South Road, Ponsonby Road, Jervois Road and Manukau Road. The retail and commercial development (the most significant uses that the Karangahape Road Historic Area recognizes) of Karangahape Road between 1880 and 1930, can by today's standards be described as explosive. Six of the Historic Area's items namely: The Chatham Buildings, Pitt Street Buildings, George Courts, Hallenstein Bros. Building, 61 Pitt Street, and the Davis Building were built in a space of just under 20 years. 1880 The Church of the holy St.Sepulchre, Khyber Pass, Edward Mahoney Architect [ extant] NZ Historic Places Trust listing. 1880s The reservoir at the corner of K’rd & Ponsonby road is built.[extant] 1881 Newton Catholic Church built [ Edward Mahoney Architect ]> is this St Benedict’s?< 1881 Lennox’s block of seven shops are built on the corner of Grey & Pitt streets.[presumably demolished for either the new Fire station or the YMCA building] Architect Henry Wade. 1882 March -The Karangahape ratepayers [ vote of 168 to 87 to join Auckland City.] June 9 Auckland City residents vote 1084 to 117 to approve the merger of both Ponsonby and the 139 acres of Karangahape with Auckland City 1882 April. Edward Costly dies leaving a bequest of £14,000. This will result in several structures including a new building for the Auckland Hospital [ demolished ] 1883 The Auckland Telephone system begins service. 1883 Belchers Block of four shops are built on the corner of K’rd & Liverpool St [extant] Architect Henry Wade. 1883 The Naval & Family Hotel, K’rd & Pitt St. Architect Edward Mahoney.[ however also see 1897 ] 1884 Designed by City Engineer William Anderson and costing £1,250 a 364ft long wooden footbridge is constructed across Grafton Gully to give better access to the Hospital and the Auckland Domain. [demolished in 1904] 1884 The Auckland Tramway Company is formed. The route of the first Horse drawn trams to Onehunga runs from Queen St up Wellesley street-to Symonds St. August 11 the service from Queen St to the new Reservoir on Ponsonby road is commenced [fare one penny] 1884 The Auckland City Council Burial Committee selects a 160 acre site in West Auckland to supersede the close to capacity Newton Cemeteries. 1884 Winstone’s Block [?] of five shops in upper Symonds St is built. Architect R.M.Matt. 1884 Rendells Department store is founded 1884 The foundation stone of the Baptist Tabernacle at the top of Queen street is laid by D.T.B.Kenderdine on 14th April 1884. Designed by Architect Edmund Bell, the building costs £8,300 [ extant- restored 2002-3 ] 1885 The agricultural downturn that had begun in the South Island in 1876 worsens. In 1885 the urban property market in Auckland collapses and the Stock Market crashes. There are runs on several Banks including the ASB [Sept 1893] and many businesses declare bankruptcy. This results in an economic depression, which will last for the better part of a decade. The discovery of Gold at Waihi in the late 1890s brings prosperity again. 1885 The Baptist Tabernacle is completed. [Seating for 1500-exant ] At the dedication ceremony a group of ladies “very courageously went up in the gas lift to perform the ceremony. It was a feat which few unpractised people would care to attempt”. Some of the decorative paintwork inside this building was originally by the painter Charles Blomfield, better known for his New Zealand landscape paintings especially those of the Pink & White terraces. 1885 Garrat’s block of twelve shops on the corner of K’rd & Howe St are built. Architect Coxon & Jackson. [extant] 1885 Mason’s block of eight shops on K’rd are built. Architect Henry Wade.[?] 1885 Dr Purchas’s Block of Six Shops on K’rd are built. Architect Edward Bartley.[?] 1886 The Auckland City Council Domain Design Competition is won by Percy Holt. 1886 The new municipal cemetery at Waikumete is opened leading to the closure of the Symonds Street Grafton Cemetery.
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