Mace Cottage was originally located in lower Carrington Street on Town Section 993, and dates back to the mid 1850s when it was built by William and Georgina Johnstone. It was first known as Arundel and later as Mace Cottage.
Later owners include: Thomas Milner, Captain Stapp and Arthur Standish. It is thought Captain Francis Mace also bought or leased the property in the 1860s. In 1918 it was bought by one of Francis Mace's sons, Henry Mace. He sold it in 1951 to the New Plymouth City Council for £1800.
It was then leased out and in 1975 was about to be demolished to make way for an electricity substation. However, in an agreement reached between the Taranaki County Council and Technic Properties Ltd, the cottage was moved to Karina Road. It was bought by Enid and Colin Hutchinson in 1989 and is now known as Foxglove Cottage.
This document about the old cottage, researched by Enid Hutchinson, provides a useful background to its history. The February 2001 issue of NZ House and Garden contains a feature on the cottage and the garden created by the new owners.
Category A Heritage Building - N.P.D.C. District Plan.
Taranaki Land Deed Index for Town sections 993 & 994, I3 page 337.
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