Bushy Park Homestead

Bushy Park Homestead
The corridor of Bushy Park Homestead
General information
Type	homestead
Architectural style	Regency architecture, American colonial architecture
Location	Bushy Park
Address	791 Rangitatau East Road,
Town or city	Manawatu-Wanganui
Country	New Zealand
Coordinates	39°47′51″S 174°55′51″E / 39.7975°S 174.9308°E / -39.7975; 174.9308Coordinates: 39°47′51″S 174°55′51″E / 39.7975°S 174.9308°E / -39.7975; 174.9308
Completed	1906
Owner	Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand
Technical details
Floor count	one
Design and construction
Architect	Charles Tilleard Natusch
Heritage New Zealand – Category I
Designated	22 November 1984
Reference no.	157
References
"Bushy Park Homestead". Register of Historic Places. Heritage New Zealand.

Bushy Park Homestead is an Edwardian-era homestead registered as a Category I heritage building by Heritage New Zealand. It is located in Bushy Park, at 791 Rangitatau East Road, 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from Kai Iwi, Whanganui, in the Manawatu-Wanganui region.

The 22-room Edwardian homestead, designed by Charles Tilleard Natusch, includes a 109 feet (33 m) long, 6 feet (1.8 m)-wide hall that runs the length of the residence, as well as wood panelling, carved mantels, and Art Deco lights. Built by Russell and Bignell in 1906 at a cost of £4,566 for G. Frank Moore, a cattle and racehorse breeder, the residence and park were given to the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand by Moore in 1962. The homestead, bird sanctuary, and rain forest have been managed by Bushy Park Homestead and Forest Trust since 1994.

Bushy Park Homestead was registered by Heritage New Zealand, then called New Zealand Historic Places Trust, on 22 November 1984 as a Category I historic place. It was recognised for being designed by one of New Zealand's foremost architects, and for its association with the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand.