Large house at 59 Hewitts Road, Merivale. Built in 1886 for Arthur Edgar Gravenor Rhodes (1859-1922), with several additions during the following 30 years. The architects were the Christchurch firm Armson and Collins. In 1901, Arthur Rhodes was elected mayor of Christchurch. In that year the house was used as the royal residence for the June visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York (later King George V and Queen Mary). After Rhodes died in 1922, his wife left for London, and his son sold the house. It was later leased by the Gibson family for their school, Rangi Ruru, which moved into the building in 1923. Rangi Ruru Girls’ School had been founded in 1889 by Miss Helen Gibson and her sisters Mary, Beatrice, Helen, Alice, Lucy, Ethel, Ruth and Winifred. The family bought Te Koraha in 1928, and it later became known as The House. In 2001-2003 the house was restored and adapted for use as a staff and administration centre. Architects Wilkie and Bruce decided to return the house largely to its 1894 exterior appearance. It is a Category 2 Historic Place.
Te Koraha (Christchurch, N.Z.)
[The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York and their entourage, with Lord and Lady Ranf...
Date: [1901]
From: Ranfurly family: Collection
Reference: PA1-f-195-73
Description: The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York and their entourage, with Lord and Lady Ranfurly and their party, photographed at Te Koraha, Christchurch, by an unknown photographer, during the Royal Visit of 1901. Identified people are: Commander Godfrey-Faussett (left), Sir Charles Cust (2d from left), Hon Charles Hill-Trevor (4th from left, rear), Duchess of Cornwall and York (11th from left), Lady Ranfurly (12th from left), Duke of Cornwall and York (13th from left), Lord Ranfurly (14th from left, front), Duke of Roxburgh (15th from left, rear), Prince Alexander of Teck (16th from left), Lord Wenlock (19th from left, seated), Lady Mary Lyon (21st from left, seated), Captain Dudley Alexander (extreme right). Identified from PA1-f-194-01, a print from the same negative. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print mounted on album page 286 x 416 mm
[Train on the Rimutaka Incline, and group portrait]
Date: [1897-1901]
From: Ranfurly family: Collection
By: Winzenberg, Albert Edward, 1865-1931
Reference: PA1-f-195-75
Description: Train on the Rimutaka Incline, and a group portrait of the Ranfurly family and household. The upper photograph (PA1-f-195-75-1) depicts a train on the Rimutaka Incline, photographed by Albert Winzenberg circa 1897. The lower photograph (PA1-f-195-75-2) is a group portrait taken by an unknown photographer in the grounds of the house Te Koraha, Christchurch, in 1901. From left to right: Countess of Ranfurly, Dudley Henry Alexander, Hector MacDonald, Lady Constance Knox, Mrs Rose Rhodes, and Mr Arthur Edgar Gravenor Rhodes. Quantity: 2 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Two photographic prints mounted on album page, 416 x 286 mm (page size)
South Island houses
Date: [1970s-1990s]
From: Thornton, Geoffrey Garth, 1922-2017: Papers and photographs relating to industrial and construction heritage
Reference: PA12-11721
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. Title transcribed from item. Many slides are not dated. Arrangement: Transparencies were arranged in a 6-row, 50 slides per row, plastic case labelled 'South Island Houses'. The arrangement was by location of house, approximately from North to South, from back to front then from left to right. 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.
Effects of the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011, particularly of Rangi Ruru Girl...
Date: 2 Apr 2012
From: BeckerFraserPhotos :Photographs relating to the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011
Reference: PADL-000735
Description: Photographs showing the effects of the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011, taken 2 April 2012, particularly of Rangi Ruru Girls' School. Shows damage and repairs to the historic Te Koraha building (also shows the interiors), other school buildings, students in school grounds, classroom interiors, and interior of Gibson Memorial Library. Arrangement: Files were originally delivered to the Library within a folder called "April 02 - Rangi Ruru Girls' School" Quantity: 41 digital photograph(s).
The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York and their entourage, with Lord and Lady Ranfu...
Date: [1901]
From: Ranfurly family: Collection
Reference: PA1-f-194-01
Description: The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York and their entourage, with Lord and Lady Ranfurly and their party, photographed at Te Koraha, Christchurch, by an unknown photographer, during the Royal Visit of 1901. Identified people are: Commander Godfrey-Faussett (left), Sir Charles Cust (2d from left), Hon Charles Hill-Trevor (4th from left, rear), Duchess of Cornwall and York (11th from left), Lady Ranfurly (12th from left), Duke of Cornwall and York (13th from left), Lord Ranfurly (14th from left, front), Duke of Roxburgh (15th from left, rear), Prince Alexander of Teck (16th from left), Lord Wenlock (19th from left, seated), Lady Mary Lyon (21st from left, seated), Captain Dudley Alexander (extreme right). Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print 25.7 x 34.2 cm, mounted on album page 27.2 x 35.9 cm