List of historic places in Mackenzie District

The Church of the Good Shepherd, a Category 1 Historic Place at Lake Tekapo

The Mackenzie District is a territorial authority in the Canterbury Region of the South Island of New Zealand. A large inland plain at the foothills of the Southern Alps, it was frequently visited by Māori hunting parties, but sparsely populated. European settlers established sheep runs in the area by the 1850s. The district was named for James Mckenzie, a prominent local outlaw and sheep thief. Tourism to Aoraki / Mount Cook, the highest mountain in New Zealand, was established in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and became a prominent local industry. This was supplemented by hydroelectricity following the construction of the Waitaki power scheme in the mid-20th century.

Heritage New Zealand classifies sites on the New Zealand Heritage List / Rārangi Kōrero in accordance with the Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Act 2014. It distinguishes between Category 1 ("places of special or outstanding historical or cultural significance") and Category 2 ("places of historic or cultural significance"). Sites containing a number of related significant places are listed as Historic Areas. Additionally, sites important to Māori communities are given special classifications, although none are located within Mackenzie District. A total of thirty listed sites are located in the Mackenzie District, including three Category 1 sites, one historic area, and twenty-six Category 2 sites. An additional Category 2 site—the War Memorial in Fairlie—was demolished in 1999 and delisted.

Sites

List of historic places in Mackenzie District

Name	Classification	Location	Constructed	Registered	List number	Notes	Image	Ref.
Mount Cook Road Board Building (Former)	Category 2	2098 Fairlie-Tekapo Road, Burkes Pass	1875–1876	2015	9527	A relatively grand concrete building built as an office for the regional road board. The Mackenzie County Council met at the building from 1883 until 1891, when it moved to Fairlie. The building has since served as a private residence.
Irishman Creek Industrial Historic Area	Historic Area	1415 Tekapo-Twizel Road, Irishman Creek	—	1983	7060	A 8,642 ha (21,350 acres) sheep station adjacent to Lake Pukaki. Purchased by the engineer Bill Hamilton in 1921, it saw use as an engineering training facility during World War II, and was the site of early testing of jetboats during the 1950s and 1960s.
Walnut Cottage	Category 2	760 Fairlie-Tekapo Road, Kimbell	1878	1993	5476	A cottage built from local limestone in 1878. It previously saw use as a post office.
Fairlie County Library (former)	Category 2	6 Allandale Road, Fairlie	1914	1984	3335	A former Carnegie library designed by a Timaru architectural firm. Including living quarters for a resident librarian in the upper floor, it was used as a library until the mid-1990s.
Mt Cook Line Building (Former Stables) 1906	Category 2	51 Main Street, Fairlie	1906	1984	3328	—
Gladstone Grand Hotel	Category 2	43-49 Main Street, Fairlie	1884	1984	3327	The second hotel in Fairlie, it was built to capitalise on the recent Fairlie Branch railway. It became a common stop for tourists traveling to Mount Cook. A major extension was added to the hotel in 1916, with a smaller extension around the 1970s.
Mt Nessing Homestead	Category 2	1031 Mt Nessing Road, Albury	1862	1983	3143	Also known as Opawa; a wooden homestead building near the Ōpaoa River. It was later converted into a bed and breakfast and event venue. Its gate (#1964) is listed separately.
Workshop	Category 2	1415 Tekapo-Twizel Road, Irishman Creek	—	1983	1973	A workshop at Irishman Creek Industrial Historic Area (#7060)
Power House	Category 2	1415 Tekapo-Twizel Road, Irishman Creek	—	1983	1972	A power house at Irishman Creek Industrial Historic Area (#7060)
Strathconan Gazebo	Category 2	144-146 Albury-Fairlie Road, Fairlie	—	1983	1971	An outdoor gazebo on the Strathconan homestead; the building is listed separately (#1970)
Strathconan	Category 2	144-146 Albury-Fairlie Road, Fairlie	1871–1877	1983	1970	A concrete homestead building constructed in the 1870s. Its gazebo is listed separately (#1971).
Stone Shed (including former Stables, Bunkhouse and Cookhouse)	Category 2	110 Three Springs Road, Kimbell	—	1983	1969	—
Clayton Station Stables	Category 2	66 Lochaber Road, Fairlie	—	1983	1968	A stables building constructed at the Clayton sheep station, which was established in the 1860s. The station's homestead is listed separately (#310).
St Patrick's Union Church	Category 1	2133 Fairlie-Tekapo Road, Burkes Pass	1872	2003	1967	A small timber church built for use by Anglicans, Presbyterians and Catholics (although only the first two are recorded to have used it). It is one of the oldest surviving buildings in the district.
St David's Church (Anglican)	Category 2	Middle Valley Rd, Raincliff	1907	1983	1966	A small wooden Anglican church built in 1907
Ohau Road Bridge	Category 2	Old Iron Bridge Road, Twizel	1889	2004	1965	A steel arch bridge spanning the Ōhau River. It was used by State Highway 8 until the 1970s, when the highway was rerouted by the formation of Lake Ruataniwha.
Mt Nessing Homestead Entrance Gate and Picket Fence	Category 2	1031 Mt Nessing Road, Albury	—	1983	1964	The gate to the Mt Nessing Homestead (listed separately as #3143), also known as Opawa
Monavale School	Category 2	Monavale Road, Cave	—	1983	1963	—
Miss Ada Taylor’s House (Former)	Category 2	805 Cannington Road, Cave	—	1983	1962	—
Limestone House (John's)	Category 2	612 Monavale Road, Albury	—	1983	1961	—
Limestone House (former)	Category 2	805 Cannington Road, Cave	—	1983	1960	—
Butterworth Accommodation House (former)	Category 2	22 Butterworth Lane, Albury	—	1983	1959	—
Eversley Homestead	Category 2	89 Fairlie-Tekapo Road, Fairlie	1876	1983	1958	A homestead built in 1876 and expanded in 1888
Cob Cottage (Alma Cottage)	Category 2	2033 Fairlie-Tekapo Road, Burkes Pass	1876	1983	1957	A cottage built from clay, tussock, and manure in 1876. The cottage property is protected by a heritage covenant.
Burnett Homestead Gates	Category 2	58 Burnetts Road, Cave	1932–1933	2004	1956	A pair of iron gates flanked by large bluestone pillars. Built during the Great Depression, one of their inscriptions reads "to keep minds and hands busy". They are similar in design to those of the nearby St. David's Church (#312).
Burke Memorial	Category 2	Fairlie-Tekapo Road, Burkes Pass	1917	1983	1955	A monument erected in 1917 for Michael John Burke, who entered the pass in 1855
St David's Pioneer Memorial Church	Category 1	47 Burnetts Road, Cave	1930	1984	312	A nondenominational Christian church built in honour of Mount Cook station runholders Andrew and Catherine Burnett. It is a stone and concrete structure designed in a Norman style by Timaru architect Herbert Hall.
Church of the Good Shepherd	Category 1	Pioneer Drive, Lake Tekapo	1935	1985	311	A small stone church designed by R. S. D. Harman based off a model and drawings by painter Esther Hope. Its design is inspired by traditional Gothic architecture, and features stone carvings by Frederick Gurnsey.
Clayton Homestead	Category 1	66 Lochaber Road, Fairlie	late 1860s–early 1870s	1984	310	The Clayton sheep station was established as two runs in the early 1860s. A two-storey stone homestead was built on the property in the late 1860s and early 1870s. Various additions were added to the structure over the late 19th and 20th centuries.
Ashwick Station Stable Ruins	Category 2	897 Monument Road, Ashwick Flat, Fairlie	—	1984	185	—

Former sites

One site in Mackenzie District was formerly listed on the New Zealand Heritage List but has since been destroyed.

Former historic places in Mackenzie District

Name	Classification	Location	Constructed	Registered	List number	Notes	Ref.
War Memorial, Fairlie	Category 2	Fairlie	1929	—	1811	A war memorial built in the 1920s, it was decommissioned in 1999 and replaced with a new stone memorial. The plaques from the original memorial were reused in the new construction.