Blue Baths Explained
The Blue Baths is a heritage geothermal baths building in Rotorua, in the North Island of New Zealand. The building is designed in the Spanish Mission style. It is listed as a Category 1 Historic Place by Heritage New Zealand.
The first Blue Baths at the Government Gardens site were opened in 1886, and stood for over 40 years before being demolished in 1932 when the present building was constructed alongside.[1]
Construction of the new building was well advanced by August 1932.[2]
On 26 January 2021, the Blue Baths was closed to the public after a seismic assessment found the building met only 15 percent of the strength requirements for new buildings.[3] [4] [5] [6]
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Notes and References
- Web site: 31 October 1932 . Historic Rotorua Bath - Demolition Proceeding - Opened 40 years ago . 2023-01-07 . Manawatu Standard . . 7 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230107215122/https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MS19321031.2.36 . live .
- Web site: 30 August 1932 . Rotorua Blue Bath - Progress on New Building . 2023-01-07 . New Zealand Herald . . 7 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230107215111/https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19320830.2.102 . live .
- Web site: 12 April 2021 . Blue Baths, Queens Drive, Government Gardens, Rotorua - Detailed Seismic Assessment Report . . . 7 January 2023 . 10 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230110184746/https://www.rotorualakescouncil.nz/repository/libraries/id:2e3idno3317q9sihrv36/hierarchy/our-council/officialinformation/oia2021/28-May-2021-Blue%20Baths%2C%20Queens%20Drive%2C%20Government%20Gardens%2C%20Rotorua%20-%20DSA%20Report.pdf . live .
- Web site: Desmarais . Felix . 2023-01-07 . Rotorua's Blue Baths left in a 'staggering' state after closure . 2023-01-07 . RNZ . en-nz . 7 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230107072322/https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/482039/rotorua-s-blue-baths-left-in-a-staggering-state-after-closure . live .
- Web site: 30 June 2021 . Detailed Seismic Assessment completed on Rotorua Blue Baths . 2023-01-07 . . 7 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230107212201/https://www.rotorualakescouncil.nz/our-council/news/news?item=id:2ek7yco3q1cxbyy2o51v . live .
- Web site: 25 August 2022 . Blue Baths update . 2023-01-07 . . 7 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230107212154/https://www.rotorualakescouncil.nz/our-council/news/news?item=id:2j78pv8zf17q9s67wvu8 . live .
