Otahuhu
Historical Society
Nostalgic Ramble
| 21. | Thomas Clement's Senior Citizens
Centre Thomas Clements, Mayor of Otahuhu 1925-35, donated the land in his will. In 1965 the Rotary Club of Otahuhu raised the funds for the building of the Centre. |
| 22. | Cnr of Princes Street/Great South Road From 1965-70 this buiding was the Council Chambers. |
| 23. | St Andrews Presbterian Church Opened in 1915 |
| 24. | Otahuhu Primary School Opened in 1858 |
| 25. | Luke Memorial Samuel Luke was a prominent citizen who served on many local committees. He was also an Anglican lay preacher. He died in 1906 and the citizens of otahuhu erected this monument in 1906 in recognition of his services to the district. It was moved to this site in 1927. (relocation in 2000 to adjacent to the Town Clock) |
| 26. | Baptist Church Erected in 1927. The first Baptist Church was built in 1878 on the Great South Road. |
| 27. | Holy Trinity Anglican Church Erected in 1928, being the third to serve the Otahuhu congregation. In 198 the second was moved to Mangere East where it still serves the area. |
| 28. | Wayside Cross This memorial is to the men of the Anglican Parish who died in WW1. |
| 29. | Flagpole & Military Milepost Flagpole erected in 1996. Milepost plaque relocated at the same time. The original milepost was located 20 metres North of this site. |
| 30. | 388 Great South Road The older portion of this building is the original Star Hotel dating from the 1860's. This is the end of the tour. We hope you enjoyed this "virtual" presentation. Please take a look at our list of other points of interest in Otahuhu. For more information please contact: |