Pompallier House, built and first occupied by French Roman Catholic missionaries of the Society of Mary, it has significant association with notable people and events that occurred within the history of New Zealand. Erected on a section of land with “70 feet frontage to the sea” and served as a mission printing house and later a residential home. French architect Louis Perret led the project and Pise de Terre was the primary method of construction. The building is said to been completed around August 1842 and is the oldest surviving building associated with the history of The Roman Catholic Church in New Zealand.
The printing house is named after Jean-Baptiste Pompallier, a French Bishop who led the founding Catholic mission in New Zealand. Bishop Pompallier established the headquarters of the French Catholic mission in Kororareka, later known as Russell in The Bay of Islands. Mission work appealed to him more and so he associated himself with priests who were engaged in the establishment for The Society of Mary, which was a society particularly interested in foreign missions. In January 1836, Pope Gregory XVI formally initiated the Vicariate of Western Pacific Oceania. The Church needed a young and vigorous man for the job and Father Pompallier was recommended to the Holy See. Bishop Pompallier and his men arrived at the Bay of Islands in 16th June 1839, and first obtained the land on 6th July 1839 from Benjamin Evans Turner, a grog seller with some standing in Kororareka at the time. “The bishop’s Kororareka purchase included a narrow, twenty-one meter, harbor frontage, but ran back across the beach flat and up the clay hill behind or nearly two hundred meters. The supervising architect Louis Perret arrived at the site along wi...
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... the name of a man very important in the Roman Catholic settlement and the overall New Zealand history. Pompallier house was sold to the New Zealand Government in 1943, and there was much debate about how the building should be restored. The original printing house had great historical significance to the country, yet Greenway’s renovations not only let it survive to this day, but also preserved the graceful representation of New Zealand architecture during the early years. The final decision was to maintain the current state, since the Pise de Terre construction by itself proved to be unsuccessful.(maroon 15). The past held many uncertainties when New Zealand first became a colonial nation,
The printing house turned residential home is not just a national symbol, but also reflects the adaptability and perseverance of a country through the life time of the building.
Prince Hall is recognized as the Father of Black Masonry in the United States. Historically, he made it possible for Negroes to be recognized and enjoy all privileges of free and accepted masonry.
In this home, the heart of the house lives in our convenience store. This area generates and pumps enthusiastic energy throughout the house. As soon as the store’s door open, the house is filled with welcoming greetings. The environment is so friendly that it feels like you live in a perfect
The arrival of the missionaries in Hawaii changed the lives of the natives in huge ways that lasted forever. The introduction of western houses and culture had a big influence on Hawaii. The native Hawaiians built their houses out of grass and had very simple villages, but when the missionaries established their settlement they built more sophisticated and sturdy homes out of coral and used western architectural methods to construct buildings. The Hawaiians soon following their lead and the royalty all had western palaces for homes. This also lead to an increase in technology, such as the use of wells and water lines to store fresh water for the towns. They also began to bring in and
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I have selected this artefact of a fishing hook crafted with wood and bone as it signifies Polynesia's economic activities. Evidently, fishing contributed significantly to Polynesian economy. Early Polynesians
It was the first Anglican Church that they had in the 1660's, and the first in a series of three. When it was first built, it was wood, and could only fit one hundred ten families. The second time it was built, the church was made of brick, and was paid for by the donations of John Page, along with tax money for liquor and slaves. That building stood for 27 years, until November 21, 1710. At that point, the church was severely run down, and the vestry declared it so. They declared it to be in ruins, and they suggested that one large church be built. It was to be mainly brick, and large enough to fit the officers and public. That was last building of the church in the colonial
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The poems Whare by Glenn Colquhoun and The Old Place by Hone Tuwhare used language features to . Both poets used repetition and personification in their poems to allow the reader to see the value of old houses as they do. These helped me understand the cultural and historical significance old houses have.
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The Treaty of Waitangi is a very important document to New Zealand. It is an agreement that was drawn up by representatives of the British Crown and Maori Hapu and Iwi. It was first signed at the Bay of Islands on February 6th, 1840. There has been a lot of debate over the years about the translation of words between the English and Te Reo Maori versions of the text and the differences in the word meaning over the who languages. In this assignment I am going to cover the rights and responsibilities that the treaty contains and an explanation of the differences in wordings and I am also going to contextualise my understanding of the differences of wording against the Maori Worldview and the Declaration of Independence.