Caccia Birch House, Heritage mansion in Palmerston North, New Zealand.

Caccia Birch House is a two-storey colonial homestead at 130 Te Awe Awe Street, built of native timber weatherboard with a corrugated iron roof and a sunburst-patterned exterior. Additions after 1903 brought two conservatories, two nurseries, servants' quarters and a coach house, now the Coach House Museum. The 3-acre grounds overlook Hokowhitu Lagoon and hold a sunken rose garden.

Danish-born architect Ludolph Georg West designed the house for Norwegian settler Jacob Nannestad, and it was completed in 1892. In 1903 John Henderson Pollock Strang bought it and named it Woodhey; after the 1907 Parliament fire it housed Governor-General Lord Plunket. William Caccia Birch purchased it in 1921, and the government received the property in 1940.

The name reflects its previous owners, and their stories are told through exhibits in the Coach House Museum. Visitors can see old photographs and objects that reveal how different families shaped this place over time.

The property now serves as a venue for conferences and events managed by Palmerston North City Council. You should check ahead before visiting, as the site is mainly booked for private occasions.

The grounds contain old botanical specimens, including a wisteria vine over 100 years old and rare trees from America and the Himalayas. These botanical treasures are part of the older garden layout and often escape visitors' notice.