Otahuhu Historical Virtual Tour

1.	Starting Point Otahuhu Public Library This building was erected in 1974 and served as Council Offices until 1989.
2.	Otahuhu Town Hall was opened in 1991 and is under the auspices of the Auckland City Council.
3.	Town Clock Presented by the Borough of Otahuhu by the Rotary Club in 1963, in the memory of R.M. (Bob) Stevens, Charter President.
4.	Sturges Park and Memorial Memorial to Alfred Sturges, fist mayor of Otahuhu 1912-15. On the right of the driveway is the concrete cover of the original town water supply. The park is considered to be one of the best in Auckland City. The land was donated by Alfred Sturges to the Otahuhu Borough in 1912.
5.	Methodist Church Built in 1880 and one of the few historic buildings in Otahuhu with an Historic Places designation. The church hall at the rear was opened in 1920.
6.	Peppertree Inn Originally the home of Alfred Sturges, Mayor of Otahuhu 1912-15. It was a maternity hospital prior to becoming a motel and restaurant complex.
7.	Monument Reserve Railway Sundial Relocated from Railway Workshops in 1993. It is a memorial to staff who died in WW1 & WW2.
	Monument Reserve Mounted Soldier This fine memorial to the soldiers of WW1 was donated by the Trenwith Family, well-known in the district. The monument - a bronze figure of a rifleman - was unveiled on 25th April 1928.
	Monument Reserve Nixon Monument This was dedicated in 1868 to the memory of Colonel George Marmaduke Nixon, who led the militia at the time of the Waikato Land Wars, and along with others, was mortally wounded in a skirmish at Te Awamutu.
8.	Lange Home The two-storey residence originally occupied by the Lange family. Built in1935, it was the early home of the former NZ Prime Minister, David Lange.


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