Melrose House is a Victorian heritage house at 26 Brougham Street in Nelson South, built of heart rimu in 1879 and 1880 and given a Category 1 classification by Heritage New Zealand. It is also a venue for events and meetings. Hire rooms include the Drawing Room and Parlour, the Boardroom and Library upstairs, the whole house, and a wedding hire option. Bookings are for a half day of four hours, a full day or an evening. The website lists a half day at $200 plus GST and a full day at $350 plus GST, as at 2026. Finger food and buffet catering is available from the on-site Melrose Café, which can be contacted on 03 548 9179.
Melrose House sits close to the centre of Nelson, with ample parking and the garden walks around the house. The house was built for a family whose history in Nelson goes back to the New Zealand Company survey of 1841, and visitors can tour the house and gardens by appointment. For an event, the rooms and garden give a setting that is hard to find in a modern venue.