Ngaio Marsh House

Ngaio Marsh House
Ngaio Marsh House in 2021
General information
Type	Residential home
Location	Cashmere
Address	37 Valley Road
Town or city	Christchurch
Country	New Zealand
Coordinates	43.57197°S 172.62679°E / -43.57197; 172.62679
Height
Roof	Iron
Technical details
Structural system	timber
Floor count	two
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Samuel Hurst Seager
Renovating team
Architect(s)	Helmore and Cotteril (1948) Don Donnithore (1980)
Website
ngaio-marsh.org.nz
Heritage New Zealand – Category 1
Designated	27 June 1985
Reference no.	3673

Ngaio Marsh House is an historic home in Valley Road in the Christchurch suburb of Cashmere. It was the home of writer Ngaio Marsh for most of her life, and now serves as a museum to her. It is registered as a Category I heritage place by Heritage New Zealand for its outstanding historical significance in relation to Marsh.

History

The house was built for Ngaio Marsh's parents. It was designed by their relation architect Samuel Hurst Seager. The house has been extended a number of times: firstly in 1948 by architectural firm Helmore and Cotterill; and later, in 1980, a studio, designed by Don Donnithorne, was added on the ground floor.

Heritage registration

The building was registered as a Category I heritage building by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust (now Heritage New Zealand) on 27 June 1985, with registration number 3673.

Gallery

• 
  The "long room", which was originally part of a bedroom that was extended in 1948 into a living room
• 
  The original Samuel Hurst Seager dining room

See also

• List of historic places in Christchurch