Golden Cross Hotel Waihi 1899


The Golden Cross Hotel in Waihi pretty much gives it's information away with it's name. Waihi located in the Hauraki District of NZ is made up of a rich gold mining history and was named as the "Golden Cross Mining" region.

This is a 2 story wooden building with an iron roof but the outside has been clad in brick and concrete. It was built in 1899, has 17 rooms and a dining room. It was originally placed in Waitekauri but was later moved to Waihi. Firstly used as a hotel it is now popular with backpackers.

Linking up with Skywatch Friday.

Comments

eileeninmd said…
Hello, the red trim on the hotel pops, it matches the color of the car too. Happy Thursday, enjoy your day! Have a happy weekend ahead.
19 July 2019 at 06:25
Wayne said…
I'm diggin' that car parked out front :-)
19 July 2019 at 06:55
William Kendall said…
It has character.
19 July 2019 at 08:04
Spare Parts and Pics said…
Interesting history and looks very well preserved for its age. Love the vintage red car passing by!
19 July 2019 at 09:35
Photo Cache said…
Nice that it has been preserved all these years.

Worth a Thousand Words
19 July 2019 at 10:06
Rhonda Albom said…
Nice to see that it is still used used for accommodation.
19 July 2019 at 17:47
Pisi Prkl said…
Nice street photography. Love the vintage car.
20 July 2019 at 00:01
Little Wandering Wren said…
The red and grey is very smart - although is it just me that wants to paint the building name lettering red to match! :)
20 July 2019 at 00:52
carol l mck said…
Great sky shot and what colors with the red auto and red trim of the hotel ~ ^_^

Happy Day to you,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
20 July 2019 at 04:14
Fun60 said…
The red makes it stand out as being special.
20 July 2019 at 04:20
Sharon said…
I love how you captured it with the red car in front. It matches the trim on the building.
20 July 2019 at 05:14
Bill said…
Beautiful building! I love the red trim and the red vintage car, they make a great match and you made a great photo. Well done, Amy.
20 July 2019 at 05:57
Yogi♪♪♪ said…
Beautiful old building and quite a composition with the red car and the red trim.
20 July 2019 at 08:58
gz said…
nice...with matching car...and moved,as you do...in NZ!!
22 July 2019 at 05:12
Jenn said…
That car was perfect timing!
23 July 2019 at 09:47
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Auckland Metropolis Museum

Image
In amongt the modern new highrise buildings in Auckland City is this smaller vintage building that is currently for sale (I'd buy it if I had the money).   My research found that:  "It was designed by English-born architect Charles Towle and erected in the early 1930s as the Church of Christ, Scientist, the building's Graeco-Roman facade has towering columns that frame its impressive entranceway, with three ornate timber doors decorated with leadlight inserts providing access to the expansive foyer. Arched ceilings dominate the former congregational high stud space beyond the foyer and numerous picturesque windows provide a light, airy feel and an ambience many office buildings lack. The building housed congregational and Sunday school services for 70 years until it was sold and converted into office space in 2003. A significant refurbishment was also carried out with care taken to ensure that the building's distinctive character remained intact. Special architectural ...
Read more

Family

Image
  Photo taken Spring 2024 in Auckland We have been invited to a family reunion in June 2026 which will be held in Auckland so I'm looking forward to catching up with relatives that I haven't seen in over 10 years.  This week we have: Had a good chat with a friend who has also adopted a rescue dog - must arrange a play date. I've bought some non alcoholic liqueurs to mix up for mocktails which have been very nice as I don't really drink. We had a massive wind storm 2 days ago, we were ok but a good friend who lives 20 minutes away had a bolt of lightning strike her house, the result was a blown up power box inside and part of her kitchen got burned, she had to call out the fire brigade to put it out. And I have a question for you; when you add your blog post to a blog meme or a blog link up, do you expect the owner of that blog to at least come back and comment on the other blogs that have linked up to it including yours even if it's only occasionally?  I actually th...
Read more

Hail

Image
  Spring is throwing out some strange weather right now. We don't get snow where we live but it is visible on some of the mountains around us over Winter. Last week around 4.30am we had a very loud thunderstorm with hail. It wasn't until an hour or so later my daughter said this is what she saw out on our deck.  Clumps of hail all over the deck and on her hand. Apparently various other suburbs around town got it too. Linking up with  Through my lens ,  Tuesday Treasures ,  My corner of the world ,  Wordless Wednesday .
Read more