Ewelme Cottage

Ewelme Cottage was built in 1863-4 for the Rev. Vicesimus Lush and his wife Blanche Hawkins. Upon his death, Blanche had the cottage enlarged in the 1880s, living there until she died in 1912.

The cottage, inhabited by descendants until 1967, was bought by the Auckland City Council and leased to the New Zealand Historic Places Trust. Surrounded by a charming cottage garden, Ewelme Cottage has remained virtually unaltered since the 1880s and is filled with family furniture and possessions, including a fine collection of over 800 books.