archifact architecture & conservation limited www.archifact.co.nz 64 khyber pass road grafton auckland 1023 po box 8334 symonds street auckland 1150 new zealand p 09. 966 6940 [email protected] fig. 1 block plant on the church college campus (archifact – architecture & conservation ltd., 2018) former block plant building church college campus new zealand 509 tuhikaremea road temple view hamilton heritage assessment for the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints trust board FINAL november 2019 issue history date draft version for review issued 17-12-18 final version issued 14-11-19 prepared for: the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints trust board po box 5844 wellesley street auckland 1010 copyright © archifact – architecture & conservation ltd, 2019 all rights reserved. without limiting the rights under copyright above, no part of this report may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise), without the prior written permission of the copyright owner. auckland, november 2019 heritage assessment FINAL 2 temple view block plant [2180603] contents 1. executive summary ............................................................................................... 5 2. commission ........................................................................................................... 6 3. brief ....................................................................................................................... 6 4. identification of the place ....................................................................................... 6 4.1 address ........................................................................................................... 6 4.2 ownership ....................................................................................................... 6 4.3 legal description .............................................................................................. 6 4.4 local authority status ....................................................................................... 6 4.5 heritage new zealand registration ................................................................... 6 4.6 archaeological status ...................................................................................... 7 5. methodology ......................................................................................................... 7 5.1 constraints ...................................................................................................... 7 6. history of the place ................................................................................................ 8 6.1 history of site .................................................................................................. 8 6.1.1 early history ............................................................................................. 8 6.1.2 development of site ownership ................................................................ 8 6.1.3 lds church school development .............................................................. 10 6.1.4 establishing the lds church college new zealand site ............................. 11 6.1.5 lds church college new zealand development ........................................ 12 6.1.6 temple view development post-closure of ccnz ...................................... 17 6.2 history of the block plant ............................................................................... 18 6.3 chronology of site development .................................................................... 26 7. site ...................................................................................................................... 27 7.1 former church college new zealand site ........................................................ 27 7.2 lds church college sites of heritage value ...................................................... 38 8. the individuals or institutions connected with the place ........................................ 39 8.1 david o mckay ............................................................................................... 39 8.2 edward o anderson ....................................................................................... 40 9. description and physical condition of the building fabric ...................................... 42 9.1 general ......................................................................................................... 42 9.2 exterior building fabric ................................................................................... 44 9.3 interior building fabric .................................................................................... 47 10. heritage assessment ........................................................................................ 56 10.1 general criteria for significance .................................................................. 56 10.2 evaluation of historic heritage significance ................................................ 56 10.3 assessment of heritage inventory record ................................................... 62 11. conclusion ........................................................................................................ 63 12. bibliography ...................................................................................................... 64 appendix a – planning maps ....................................................................................... 67 appendix b – photographic record ............................................................................... 68 heritage assessment FINAL 3 temple view block plant [2180603 heritage assessment FINAL 4 temple view block plant [2180603] 1. executive summary The Block Plant is included in Schedule 8A: Built Heritage (structures, building, and associated sites) of the Hamilton City Council [HCC] Operative District Plan (18 October 2017) [ODP] as a Category B place with ID# H135. The Block Plant (1956) is one of a small group of buildings remaining on the former Church College of New Zealand Campus. The Block Plant was integral to the manufacture of the cement blocks used for construction of a large number of buildings on the campus and wider Temple View area, in particular the Temple at Temple View. Blocks were also sent to other parts of New Zealand and to countries in the South Pacific where there was an LDS presence. The Block Plant, in appearance, is a utilitarian and functional building that does have a common resemblance to other buildings on the site which represent the international style favoured during the 1950s. Its physical location on the outskirts of the main grouping lessens its contribution to the historic character of the area. The building has not been used as a functioning plant for many years, and more recently used as a storage and sports changing room and training facility. The campus was decommissioned in 2006, there is a comprehensive redevelopment plan being enacted for the site. The Block Plant has moderate significance for its historical and technological qualities, relating to its association the LDS mission to establish the Church College and the technological function of the block machine and use of blocks throughout the site. It has moderate context or group qualities due to its inclusion as part of the wider Temple View development of buildings which serviced the needs of the campus and the LDS church. The removal of the majority of the CCNZ buildings has left the Block Plant with little relationship to the original grouping and the Temple View site. It is therefore considered that the Block Plant has overall moderate historic heritage significance. heritage assessment FINAL 5 temple view block plant [2180603 2. commission archifact – architecture & conservation ltd [archifact] was commissioned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints [LDS Church] Trust Board in June 2018 to undertake an independent heritage assessment of the Block Plant, on building that is located on the ground of the former Church College of New Zealand at Temple View. 3. brief The brief requires archifact to form an independent and objective professional opinion on the heritage values of the Block Plant as found today measured against the relevant criteria for assessing historic heritage in the Operative District Plan for Hamilton City Council. 4. identification of the place 4.1 address LDS Church College New Zealand Tuhikaramea Road, Temple View, Hamilton. NZTM reference: Easting: 1796226 / Northing: 5811823 4.2 ownership The site is owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Trust Board. 4.3 legal description Part of Lot 1 DPS 88403 4.4 local authority status The Block Plant is included in Schedule 8A: Built Heritage (structures, building, and associated sites) of the Hamilton City Council [HCC] Operative District Plan (18 October 2017) [ODP] as a Category B place with ID# H135. The Block Plan has been recognised in the ODP for the following qualities: • a - historic qualities • b – physical/aesthetic/architectural qualities; • c – context of group qualities • f – cultural qualities The Block pant is identified in Appendix 4 – Special Character Zones Figure 4-5 is within the Temple View Character Area. The building is being located within a Compressive Development Plan Area no. 2. There are a number of Category 1 and 2 trees within the legal boundary of the Block Plant, which