Avondale Police Station (2004 Great North Road)

From 1906 to 1996, this was the site of the Avondale Police Station, designed by Charles Ranken Vickerman, the district engineer. Plans for the buildings, the lockup, and a stable were prepared by the Public Works office. The stable and lockup were at the rear of the site, alongside the horse paddocks that were once there for both the police station and the adjacent Page’s Store. Unlike most masonry suburban police stations, this timber building still retains its original kauri exterior.

Continue north along Great North Road.