The main house was badly damaged by the 4 September 2010 Christchurch earthquake The stone walls of the three storey block were badly cracked and the four gables fell . As a result , it was decided to reduce the central block of the house from three to two stories , while at the same time the house was earthquake strengthened and given a strengthened masonry ground floor and a new timber-framed first floor . While the structure of the art gallery was undamaged the Oamaru stone exterior was badly cracked and had to be rebuilt , only to then be damaged again by the February 2011 earthquake
4 September 2010 Christchurch earthquake
2010 Canterbury earthquake
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