Treaty House

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Treaty House is a historic residence at Waitangi in New Zealand, best known as the site where the Treaty of Waitangi—New Zealand’s founding document—was first signed in 1840.

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Treaty House canonical 3

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf heritage building
historic house
museum
architecturalStyle Georgian
associatedWithDocument Treaty of Waitangi
associatedWithEvent Waitangi Day commemorations
associatedWithPeople James Busby
Māori rangatira (chiefs)
builtFor James Busby
builtInPeriod 1830s
category Treaty of Waitangi sites
historic houses in New Zealand
constructionEnd 1834
constructionStart 1833
country New Zealand
culturalSignificance key site in Crown–Māori relations
symbol of New Zealand nationhood
foundingDocumentOf New Zealand
function museum of Treaty of Waitangi history
visitor centre for Waitangi Treaty Grounds
giftedToNationBy Lord Bledisloe
giftedToNationYear 1932
hasFeature pitched roof
verandah
heritageAuthority Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga
heritageRegister New Zealand Heritage List
heritageStatus Category 1 historic place
isIn Far North District
North Island
Northland Region
locatedOn Waitangi, Bay of Islands
surface form: Waitangi Treaty Grounds
location Waitangi
managedBy Waitangi National Trust
material timber
name Treaty House self-link
nearbyStructure Te Whare Rūnanga
surface form: Te Whare Rūnanga (meeting house)

flagstaff at Waitangi Treaty Grounds
openedToPublicAsMuseum 1934
originalFunction British Resident’s residence
owner New Zealand government
surface form: New Zealand Government
publicAccess yes
region Bay of Islands
restorationLedBy Lord Bledisloe
restored 1930s
significantEvent first signing of the Treaty of Waitangi
significantEventDate 6 February 1840
touristAttraction yes

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Subject: Treaty House
Description of subject: Treaty House is a historic residence at Waitangi in New Zealand, best known as the site where the Treaty of Waitangi—New Zealand’s founding document—was first signed in 1840.

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Treaty House name Treaty House self-link
Waitangi flagstaff relatedTo Treaty House