Category 1 historic place

Firth Tower

266A Tower Road, Firth Tower Museum, Matamata · Matamata-Piako District

Firth Tower, Matamata. Image courtesy of firthtower.co.nz
Photo: © © 2026 Firth Tower Museum

Firth Tower is a Category 1 historic place on the New Zealand Heritage List / Rārangi Kōrero, entered on 21 September 1989. It was built in 1882, designed by Thomas H. White.

List entry
Historic Place Category 1
List number
754
Entered on the list
21 September 1989
Status
Listed
Built
1882
Architects and builders
Thomas H. White (Architect)
Used as
Museum
Formerly
House
Also known as
Firth Tower Museum - Firth’s Tower
Public access
Able to Visit
Council
Matamata-Piako District Council
Region
Waikato

Later work

Modification 1977

The property

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