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Zoe's Place of Greytown.
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An hour from Wellington on the other side of the Rimutaka hills is the quaint town of Greytown. It was New Zealand's first inland town and owes its existence to the energy and initiative of early settlers in Wellington who were looking for small affordable portions of land to farm outside of Wellington.
Conservation of trees and the environment has always been important for local citizens. In 1890 the first Arbor Day planting in New Zealand was held in Greytown and trees from that planting still stand alongside the main highway just south of the town. |
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When the railway by-passed Greytown in the 1870s, Greytown's position as the pre-eminent town in the Wairarapa slowly declined. The years passed quietly until the 1970s. This has helped modern Greytown, as little building went on from 1920 to 1970 and the lovely old colonial buildings with their exotic trees were left largely untouched.
The current inhabitants of the town are increasingly proud of their heritage. Beautiful examples of Victorian colonial architecture line the main street and have become cafes, antique shops, restaurants and weekend cottages. Zoe's Place is proud to have been built in keeping with the local architecture, displaying all the traditional features of Victorian Colonial Architecture whist benefiting all the comforts of a newly built home. Zoe's Place was nominated for 'House of the Year 2006'.
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