Erskine College, Wellington
| Erskine College | |
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Erskine College building, Wellington
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | French Gothic and Edwardian collegiate architecture |
| Location | Corner Avon Street and Melbourne Road, Island Bay, Wellington, New Zealand |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: 41°20′00″S 174°46′38″E / 41.333434°S 174.777358°E |
| Completed | 1906 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | John Sydney Swan |
| Designated | 13-Aug-2009 |
| Reference no. | 7795 |
Erskine College is a collection of historic buildings and landscapes (including the Chapel of the Sacred Heart and Main Block Convent) in Wellington, New Zealand. Built from 1905-6 by the Society of the Sacred Heart (Sacré Coeur), the buildings served as a Catholic girls' boarding school (Convent of the Sacred Heart at Island Bay) until its closure in 1985.
The name was changed to Erskine College in the late 1960s to avoid confusion with Sacred Heart College, Lower Hutt; being named after Mother Janet Erskine Stuart, the fifth Superior General of the Society of the Sacred Heart.
The buildings and grounds are now classified as a "Category I" ("places of special or outstanding historical or cultural heritage significance or value") historic place by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust.
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