Oliver's received $35,000 from the NZHPT contestable national heritage preservation incentive fund to strengthen and repair the former Naylor's General Store roof on the property.
Oliver's originated as a general store in 1863, supplying gold-seeking prospectors.
Woodside, in Lovelock Ave, North Dunedin, received $40,000 to replace wooden joinery and the slate roof.
The Francis Petre-designed residence was built in 1876 for Supreme Court judge Henry Chapman (1803-81).