Acacia Cottage

Acacia Cottage is a category 1 historic place in Auckland and the former residence of John Logan Campbell.

Acacia Cottage was built in June 1841 on Shortland Street, in Auckland's CBD, behind John Logan Campbell and William Brown's business.

[2] Subsequently, it was inhabited by several families in its location of Shortland Street, who added a fifth room, an outhouse, and verandah.

[2] It was moved to its current location in Cornwall Park in October 1920, and the outhouse and part of the verandah were demolished.

[1] Acacia Cottage was built from kauri timbers, roughly sawn, which Campbell bought from Mr. W. Spickman in Whangaroa for £75.