The Landing Services Building is made of local bluestone (basalt) and is one of Timaru’s oldest buildings, with a grade 1 heritage listing.
It was used during the 1870’s as a place to land goods, with small rowboats bringing in cargo from ships moored out at sea. The construction of a breakwater and harbour soon removed the need for landing services and it became a warehouse for nearly 100 years before being purchased by the Timaru Civic Trust to save it from demolition.