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- By Janet Pates, Tuakau and District Museum
With the cottage safely installed on the Tuakau and District Museum site, work now moves
on to the next phase.
Building consent has been granted by the Waikato District Council, and plans are in hand for an orderly progression of restoration tasks, the first of which is the preparation for lowering the building onto its permanent foundations.
This requires some repair work to the perimeter bottom plates, new joists and bearers, etc.
The museum has engaged Roy Hogan for this, and the required timber has been donated by Max Birt Sawmillers.
The Museum is also happy to report that their application to Manukau Counties Community
Facilities Charitable Trust for funding to construct an accessibility ramp has been successful.
An information board is planned for the site, to keep the community up to date with progress reports, donor contributions and other relevant information on this major project.
- Feather Cottage, named after the Feather family who lived in the cottage for almost
50 years, was moved from West Street onto the museum site in Liverpool Street in
early March.
