Christ Church, Taita facts for kids
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| Location | Taitā, Lower Hutt |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Denomination | Anglican |
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| Designated: | 21 September 1989 |
| Reference #: | 1325 |
| Architect(s) | Octavius Bousfield |
| Style | Gothic Revival architecture |
| Years built | 1853 |
Christ Church in Taitā, Lower Hutt is the oldest surviving church in the Wellington region of New Zealand.
The land the church is built on was donated by Algernon Grey Tollemache. Sidney Hirst, a Yorkshire born carpenter constructed the building, completing it in late 1853.
In the 1950s, efforts to protect the church played a role in the establishment of the New Zealand Historic Places Trust.
An arsonist destroyed about a third of the interior of the building in 1989, but it has since been restored from photos and architectural drawings.
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