Category 1 historic place

Caversham Immigration Barracks (Former)

2, 4, 6, 8 Elbe Street, Mornington, Dunedin · Dunedin City

Caversham Immigration Barracks (Former), Dunedin. The Barracks from Elbe Street
Photo: Susan Irvine, 2014, © Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga

Caversham Immigration Barracks (Former) is a Category 1 historic place on the New Zealand Heritage List / Rārangi Kōrero, entered on 4 April 2019. It was built in 1872–1873, designed by William Henry Clayton.

List entry
Historic Place Category 1
List number
9713
Entered on the list
4 April 2019
Status
Listed
Built
1872–1873
Architects and builders
William Henry Clayton (Architect); Smyth Alexander Jerusalem (Builder); Walter George Wallace (Builder)
Used as
Complex of flats
Formerly
Migration Barracks
Also known as
Caversham Immigration Depot
Public access
Private/No Public Access
Council
Dunedin City Council
Region
Otago

Later work

Relocation 1906–1907

The property

  • 2-8 Elbe StreetThe Glen, DunedinCapital value $790,000 (2025)Land 13,360 m²Floor 300 m²

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