Cashmere Hills Presbyterian Church
Church in Christchurch, New Zealand From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cashmere Hills Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian church in Christchurch, New Zealand. It is registered as Category II by Heritage New Zealand.[1]
| Cashmere Hills Presbyterian Church | |
|---|---|
 Cashmere Hills Presbyterian Church in 2019 | |
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| 43.572719°S 172.630866°E | |
| Location | 2 MacMillan Avenue, Christchurch |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Denomination | Presbyterian |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Richard Harman and Cecil Wood |
| Style | Arts and Crafts |
| Years built | 1929 |
| Clergy | |
| Minister(s) | Rev. Hamish Galloway |
| Designated | 26 November 1981 |
| Reference no. | 1842 |
In 1924 land was purchased for a Presbyterian church in the hills.[1] Cecil Wood was commissioned to design the church, however his business partner Richard Harman oversaw the construction of the church.[2] The foundation stone was laid in September 1928 and the church was opened and dedicated on 24 August 1929.[3]
The church sustained damage during the September 2010 Christchurch earthquake and also in the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake but it has since been repaired.[2] The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA) had assessed the structure as 3% of the earthquake code and wanted to demolish it. Michael King, a director of the structural engineering joint venture Miyamoto and Cardno, successfully challenged this assessment through submitting five reports.[4]
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