page_title: Erskine College, Wellington
hierarchical_section_title: Erskine College, Wellington
caption_attribution_description: English: Demolition of main block of former Erskine College (built 1906), Catholic girls boarding school also known as Convent of Sacred Heart. Located in Island Bay, Wellington, New Zealand.
context_page_description: Erskine College is a collection of historic buildings and landscapes in Wellington, New Zealand.
  Built in 1905 by the Society of the Sacred Heart, the buildings served as a Catholic girls' boarding school until its closure in 1985.
  The name was changed to Erskine College in the late 1960s to avoid confusion with Sacred Heart College, Lower Hutt; being named after Mother Janet Erskine Stuart, the fifth Superior General of the Society of the Sacred Heart.
  The buildings and grounds are now classified as a "Category I" historic place by Heritage New Zealand.
  The college buildings, with the exception of the chapel, were controversially demolished by its owners The Wellington Company in 2018, to make way for 96 townhouses.
context_section_description: Erskine College is a collection of historic buildings and landscapes (including the Chapel of the Sacred Heart and Main Block Convent) in Wellington, New Zealand.
  Built in 1905 by the Society of the Sacred Heart (Sacré Coeur), the buildings served as a Catholic girls' boarding school (Convent of the Sacred Heart at Island Bay) until its closure in 1985.
  The name was changed to Erskine College in the late 1960s to avoid confusion with Sacred Heart College, Lower Hutt; being named after Mother Janet Erskine Stuart, the fifth Superior General of the Society of the Sacred Heart.
  The buildings and grounds are now classified as a "Category I" ("places of special or outstanding historical or cultural heritage significance or value") historic place by Heritage New Zealand.
  The college buildings, with the exception of the chapel, were controversially demolished by its owners The Wellington Company in 2018, to make way for 96 townhouses.
caption: The Erskine College building being demolished in October 2018
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