Nairn Street Cottage

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Nairn Street Cottage
Former names	Colonial Cottage Museum
General information
Architectural style	Late Georgian style
Location	68 Nairn Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, New Zealand
Coordinates	41°17′57″S 174°46′12″E / 41.2993°S 174.7699°E / -41.2993; 174.7699
Current tenants	The Colonial Cottage Museum
Completed	1858
Owner	Wellington City Council
Heritage New Zealand – Category 1
Official name	Nairn Street Cottage
Designated	1986
Reference no.	1444

Nairn Street Cottage is Wellington's oldest original cottage. It was originally built by the Wallis family, who lived in the cottage for three generations. Tours of the cottage are available to hear about these early British colonists and their descendants, and the garden is open daily during daylight hours. Nairn Street Cottage is classified as a Category 1 Historic Place (places of "special or outstanding historical or cultural heritage significance or value") by Heritage New Zealand.^[1]