Clifton, Epsom

Auckland Region, New Zealand

Exterior only

Visible from the street; the inside is private.

Clifton is a Carpenter Gothic house built in 1873 in Epsom, Auckland, owned by businessman Josiah Clifton Firth. The residence exemplifies the Gothic Revival style adapted to wooden construction, a characteristic expression of mid-nineteenth-century New Zealand domestic architecture. Recognized as a Category 1 historic place by Heritage New Zealand, Clifton represents an important example of the period's aspirational building practices in the Auckland region.