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Cobblestones Wairarapa Regional Settlers Museum

Cobblestones Museum is situated in the small Wairarapa town of Greytown - named after the first Governor of New Zealand, Sir George Grey. It is established on the historical land of the original coaching stable for Cobb & Co, the Wellington to Wairarapa mail and passenger service. The museum's name is derived from the original cobblestones in front of the stables. There is a corner store from 1874, a colonial cottage from 1862, the Wairarapa's first public hospital from 1875 and the first Methodist Church in Greytown built in 1865, the Donald Woolshed (1858) which was Wairarapa's first purpose built woolshed, a century-old gazebo, and a single-teacher school from 1902. It also features stationary engines, horse drawn vehicles, the 'Pride of the Valley' - a 1906 horse drawn coach, a blacksmith's shop, historic printing presses, a wishing well and stationary water wheel.

Collection Type
Historic Site


Contact Details
Postal address icon169 Main Street, Greytown, Wairarapa
Telephone number icon64-6-304 9687
Web address iconwww.cobblestonesmuseum.org.nz
Email address iconinfo@cobblestonesmuseum.org.nz


Visitor Information
Physical address icon169 Main Street, Greytown, Wairarapa, New Zealand
Hours of operation iconDaily 10 am -­ 4.30 pm
Charges iconAdult $5.00 Child $2.00 Family $10.00


Facilities
Wheelchair accessParkingShopFunction SpaceMembership Club
Museum brochures / tourist brochures / Historic Church and grounds are available for weddings and functions (there is a charge). School parties and tour groups welcome. the Print Shop with working vintage printing presses is open on weekend afternoons and by arrangement.



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Colonial Iron Cooking Pots ; KJ131Cylindrical Kerosene Heater; Belling Champion Heater; KJ129Late Victorian Covered Serving DishPine Butter Churn1920 General Electric Refrigerator

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