Erskine College is a collection of historic buildings and landscapes (including the Chapel of the Sacred Heart and Main Block Convent) in

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, New Zealand. Built in 1905 by the

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(Sacré Coeur), the buildings served as a Catholic girls' boarding school (Convent of the Sacred Heart at Island Bay) until its closure in 1985. The name was changed to ''Erskine College'' in the late 1960s to avoid confusion with Sacred Heart College, Lower Hutt; being named after Mother

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, the fifth Superior General of the

. The buildings and grounds are now classified as a "Category I" ("places of special or outstanding historical or cultural heritage significance or value") historic place by

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. The college buildings, with the exception of the chapel, were controversially demolished by its owners The Wellington Company in 2018, to make way for 96 townhouses. Wellington New Zealand Erskine College demolition Oct 2018

Wellington New Zealand Erskine College demolition Oct 2018

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Erskine College chapel will finally be strengthenedErskine College's Chapel of the Sacred Heart on Wellington City Councils Heritage ListErskine College Chapel, plan by John Swan

Erskine College's main block on Wellington City Councils Heritage Listvideo about Erskine College on YouTubeErskine College Conservation Plan 2015
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