# The named houses, a Christchurch heritage walk All six of Opawa’s register entries are named dwellings, Fifield, Risingholme, The Hollies, Cardowan, Calimo, Roxburghe, strung along about a kilometre of the suburb. A short walk through the names the roll kept. 6 listed stops · 2.1 km straight between pins (the streets run longer) · Opawa ## The stops, in order 1. [Dwelling and Setting, Fifield](https://www.chch.live/place/286), 14 Hawford Road Fifield, the first named house. 2. [Former Dwelling and Setting, Risingholme](https://www.chch.live/place/37), 22 Cholmondeley Avenue · Heritage NZ list 3131 Risingholme, the best-known name on the walk. 3. [Dwelling and Setting, The Hollies](https://www.chch.live/place/197), 188 Richardson Terrace · Heritage NZ list 3112 The Hollies. 4. [Dwelling and Setting, Cardowan](https://www.chch.live/place/167), 64 Opawa Road · Heritage NZ list 3815 Cardowan. 5. [Dwelling and Setting, Former Calimo](https://www.chch.live/place/166), 44 Opawa Road · Heritage NZ list 3720 Calimo, listed as a former dwelling. 6. [Dwelling and Setting, Roxburghe](https://www.chch.live/place/165), 41D Opawa Road · Heritage NZ list 3814 Roxburghe, the last name on the roll here. ## What the register built on the way Council structures within about 30 m of the stop-to-stop line, the bridges, steps and shelters the route passes. Site names are the register’s own. - A ramp at Risingholme Park, 8 m long · built 2009 (9 m off the line) - A set of steps at Risingholme Park, built 2019 (11 m off the line) - A set of steps at Risingholme Park, 1 m long · built 2009 (12 m off the line) - A ramp at Risingholme Park, 3 m long · built 2009 (14 m off the line) - A ramp at Risingholme Park, 8 m long · built 2009 (16 m off the line) - A ramp at Risingholme Park, 3 m long · built 2009 (17 m off the line) - A set of steps at Risingholme Park, 2 steps · built 2009 (19 m off the line) - A ramp at Risingholme Park, 6 m long · built 2009 (26 m off the line) ## The reports along it 1,632 reports pinned within 150 m of the line, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9092405), [63 Vincent Place, Opawa, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/opawa/63-vincent-place) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9087678), [63 Vincent Place, Opawa, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/opawa/63-vincent-place) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9080608), Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9056228), [63 Vincent Place, Opawa, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/opawa/63-vincent-place) - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/9026637), [132a Opawa Road, Opawa, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/opawa/132a-opawa-road) - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/9026619), [131 Hawford Road, Opawa, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/opawa/131-hawford-road) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9026539), [192 Richardson Tce, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/opawa/192-richardson-terrace) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9023054), [188 Richardson Terrace, Opawa, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/opawa/188-richardson-terrace) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9022753), [192 Richardson Tce, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/opawa/192-richardson-terrace) - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/9016193), [10 Hawford Road, Opawa, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/opawa/10-hawford-road) - [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/9005793), [63 Vincent Place, Opawa, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/opawa/63-vincent-place) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9005060), [63R Vincent Place, Opawa, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/opawa/63r-vincent-place) --- Every stop is a row in the district plan’s heritage schedule. The order and the notes are chch.live’s; the listings are the council’s and Heritage New Zealand’s. The rest of the register here: Opawa, https://www.chch.live/history/opawa The same ground today: Opawa, https://www.chch.live/opawa The register, mapped: https://www.chch.live/map?layer=heritage Every walk on the live map: https://www.chch.live/map?layer=walks The route as GeoJSON: https://www.chch.live/walks/opawa-named-houses.geojson All the walks: https://www.chch.live/walks ## Questions, answered briefly **What is the "The named houses" walk?** All six of Opawa’s register entries are named dwellings, Fifield, Risingholme, The Hollies, Cardowan, Calimo, Roxburghe, strung along about a kilometre of the suburb. 6 listed places, 2.1 km as the line runs, Opawa. **Where does "The named houses" start and end?** Dwelling and Setting, Fifield (14 Hawford Road) to Dwelling and Setting, Roxburghe (41D Opawa Road), the order is a suggestion, not the only way round. **Are the stops on "The named houses" really listed?** Every one, each pin is a row in the district plan’s heritage schedule, and each opens the place’s own sourced record here. **How long is the "The named houses" walk?** 2.1 km measured straight between the pins, the streets run longer, and the stops deserve a pause each.