Brancepeth Station

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Brancepeth Station is a large, historically significant agricultural station in the Wairarapa, New Zealand.

A view of the exterior of a large, grand white house at Brancepeth Station
The exterior of the house at Brancepeth Station

A panorama photo of Brancepeth station (around 1923–1928). The image shows a flock of sheep, a paddock and trees.
Sheep on Brancepeth Station (around 1923–1928)

The largest building on the property is a 36-room farmhouse. Other buildings still standing include the original whare (built in 1865), the first homestead (1858), a woolshed (1858), a coach house and stables, station school and the library (1884).[1] A historic pātaka (storehouse), Nuku Tewhatewha, which dates from 1856, stood on the property from 1912 until it was moved for preservation to the Dowse Art Museum in Lower Hutt in 1982.[2]

Victoria University of Wellington now holds all the books which were previously in the Brancepeth Library. Professor Lydia Wevers said "Going into the Brancepeth Station Library was like suddenly being in the 19th century, for someone had literally walked out the door 100 years ago and left it there".[3][4]

Heritage New Zealand has designated Brancepeth as a Category 1 historic place.[5]

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