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When the For Sale sign went up in front of 101 Vipond Road, it represented the end of an era for some long-time residents who remember the property’s history.
The house sits on a 1876sqm piece of land and once belonged to the pioneering Vipond family who farmed this area in the 1900s.
One resident, Katherine Goldsmith, whose family has lived in Whangaparāoa since 1937, says it was rather sad to see the house on the market.
She remembers ‘Mr Vipond’ who she describes as “laconic and slow-speaking”.
“His wife was an extraordinary seamstress, who made me dresses for when I went to London,” she remembers.
“It’s an unremarkable white wooden house, but as we pass by, it brings back memories of the family that gave this road its name.”
The current owner, whose family bought the property in 1979 after his mother “took a shine to it”, says there have been many owners since the days of the Viponds. He says Harold Vipond’s name is on the original title, as purchaser of the property in 1914. In 1949 Mark Vipond took over ownership. The house was built in the 1940s.
Sue Donahue of Harcourts Whangaparāoa is marketing the property. She says it is an ideal large, flat development site and investment opportunity.
“You could easily get three homes on the section, and build up for sea views,” she says.
