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Firth Tower Church
The chapel retains the calm and serenity of its previous life. It is available for hire for weddings, funerals and christenings.
The Church
The church retains the calm and serenity o...
Gordon School
The school opened in 1893 and has had a varied history, having both name change and change of location before being brought here in the early 1980s.
Gordon School
The school opened i...
Laundry & Dairy
The Dairy & Laundry is one of many front rooms of the homestead. It's furnished in the style of the late 1880's when McCasws began their residence
Dairy and Laundry
The Dairy and Lau...
Mark Madill Shed
Mark Madill Shed houses exhibits of tractors, tree felling and blacksmithing, the geology of the region, early recreational interests and the milk and cream industry and factories.
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Settler’s Cottage
Moved from ‘behind the butchers shop’ in Waharoa, this cottage is funished as a workman’s home of the 1900s.
Settler's Cottage
Moved from ‘behind the butcher's shop’ in Waharoa, this...
The Barn
Here you will find exhibits of the “drowned” Hora Hora Dam, Matamata’s doctors, dentists and hospitals, the history of movie going in Matamata and Waharoa, the Kaimai NAC disaster....
The Homestead
The museum occupies the site of the headquarters of the Matamata Estate, covering 56,000 acres.The estate was established by Auckland entrepreneur Josiah Clifton Firth.
The Homestea...
The Jail
This jail was built in 1892 in Karangahake and moved to Matamata in 1920 where it served until 1950.
The Jail
This jail was built in 1892 in Karangahake and moved to Matamata in 1920...
The Tower
Firth built the tower on this site in 1882. The tower is 16 metres high and is one of the earliest reinforced concrete buildings in New Zealand.
Firth Tower
Closed to the public due ...