Villa built in 1901 on a site overlooking Kawhia township and wharf. Built as a boarding house by surveyor Edward Buckerridge, it originally had 13 rooms and possibly two bathrooms. The house was used as a boarding house only for the first three years after it was built. For a period in 1911-1912 the Buckeridge family lived in the house, but at other times it was leased to several short-stay tenants. In 1938 it was bought by Rex and Peg Nesbit. In 1952 it was acquired by the Crown for use as a doctor's residence and surgery, with Dr J.B.W Roberton and family being the occupants from 1952-1969. It was used by Tokanui Hospital circa 1970, then sat empty until being purchased privately in 1975. In 1993 it began to be used as a bed and breakfast.
Rosamond House (Kawhia, N.Z.)
North Island houses
Date: [1970s-1990s]
From: Thornton, Geoffrey Garth, 1922-2017: Papers and photographs relating to industrial and construction heritage
Reference: PA12-11706
Description: Transparencies of houses in New Zealand, taken by Geoffrey Thornton or Jocelyn Thornton. Each slide mount is annotated with the name or brief description, and/or the location, of the house. Dates and photographer name are sometimes annotated. Includes one transparency labelled "Kawhia" which shows Rosamond House. Title transcribed from item. Many slides are not dated. Arrangement: Transparencies were arranged in a 6-row, 50 slides per row, plastic case labelled 'North Island Houses'. The arrangement was by location of house, approximately from North to South. Quantity: 24 colour original transparency/ies. Physical Description: Colour transparencies in plastic and cardboard slide mounts. Processing information: Slides have been removed from container and put into archival pockets, following the original order, from left to right and top to bottom. Description and date updated 15 June 2022 following information from a staff member.