What is the history of the domain Winter Gardens?
Priscilla Cassin
2025-05-11 17:26:42
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The Domain Wintergardens were constructed following World War I with funds generated from the Industrial, Agricultural and Mining Exhibition of 1913-1914. The Auckland Domain had been a public park since 1844 but was considered to be an area that was frequented by "undesirables". The Wintergardens were considered to be part of the gentrification of the park, providing an attraction for people in the area during the winter months. Initially only the Temperate House was built, this was opened and presented to the people of Auckland on 12 October 1921. The courtyard, the Tropical House, and the Fernery were added later in the 1920s. The Mayor of Auckland City, George Baildon, officially opened the completed Wintergardens on 2 May 1928. Many of the statues in the courtyard were added in 1945, and the sunken pond in the centre of the gardens was installed in 1954. A significant reconstruction project was undertaken during 1993 and 1994 to renovate the Wintergardens. The glass houses were restored again between 2021 and 2023 at a cost of $5.62m. Additional funding for the Wintergardens came from a variety of other local benefactors, perhaps most significantly was local businessman Sir George Elliot, who was the chairman of the exhibition, and also chairman of the Bank of New Zealand.
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