Het politiebureau van Russel. The Russel Police station, The first police station in New Zealand. This historic house was designed by W.H.Clayton, the Colonial Architect in the late 1860's. First occupied in 1870. It served as a custom house until the 1890's.
It became a Police Station and residence in the early 1900s and is still in use today. Although not open to the public, the old prison cell (not in use today) is a small outhouse and can be seen from the street at the rear of the property.