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Historic Police Office

The famous historic police office in Arrowtown. Possibly the most photographed police office in the world! It just looks great in Autumn.

 

It was built in 1863 and is the oldest wooden structure in Arrowtown. It was constructed from pit-sawn red beech and had hand-cut shakes on the roof.

 

It originally was part of a police camp in Cardigan Street and was moved to its present site in 1991. The exact use of the building isn’t known, but it is suspected to have been used for storing gold during the gold rush.

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Uploaded on April 24, 2025
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