St Gerard's Church and Monastery
| St Gerard's Church and Monastery | |
|---|---|
St Gerard's Church and Monastery in 2008 | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Gothic revival |
| Town or city | 73–75 Hawker Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Coordinates | 41°17′31″S 174°47′27″E / 41.291962°S 174.790784°E |
| Construction started | Church: 1908 Monastery: 1931 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Church: John Sydney Swan Monastery: Frederick de Jersey Clere |
| Designated | 5 April 1984 |
| Reference no. | 226 and 227 |
St Gerard's Church and Monastery collectively form one of Wellington's most distinctive and iconic landmarks. Located on Mount Victoria in Wellington, both buildings are classified as Category 1 Historic Places (places of "special or outstanding historical or cultural heritage significance or value") by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust. They are built on the site of a sixteen-roomed house (called Fitzgerald's Folly) and property owned by James Edward Fitzgerald who some claim to be New Zealand's first Prime Minister. In April 2021, the owners of the buildings, the International Catholic Programme of Evangelisation (ICPE), announced that the church would close at the end of the following month due to safety concerns. The buildings were sold to on 27 March 2023. The purchaser was a recently formed company, St Gerard's Limited.