Story: Bay of Plenty places

The Elms

The Elms

The Elms is Tauranga’s most historic house. It was completed in 1847 on land bought for the Church Missionary Society by Alfred Brown in 1839. It is now a historic site open to the public.

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Malcolm McKinnon, 'Bay of Plenty places - Tauranga', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/5695/the-elms (accessed 19 April 2024)

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, updated 1 Jul 2015