45B Aucks Road, Okiato, Far North
Orongo Bay Homestead used to be known as the "American House,' as it was built, before 1870, for American Commercial Agent James G White. Today the impressive, fully-restored, two-storey wooden Homestead is an exclusive, historic country residence with fine wine and renowned hospitality.
The house became the nucleus of a mining village, once larger than the nation's capital itself. When the manganese ore and whaling boom died down, it was used as a sanatorium for American sailors, a school, and a church for Methodist services on Sundays. In an ironic turn, it was later to be used briefly as a hotel,
It has most of the original features still in place including masses of internal timber joinery, and has secured a spot high up on the Heritage List,
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