Dilworth Building

Dilworth Building
The building seen from the north-west.
Decorative elements on the upper floors.

The Dilworth Building is a heritage mixed-use (residential apartments and shops on the ground floor) building at the corner of Customs Street and Queen Street in the Auckland CBD, New Zealand. The building by William Gummer & Reginald Ford[1] was constructed between 1925 and 1927, and is listed as a "Historic Place - Category I" by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust.[2]

At the lower entry to Queen Street, the massive building was once envisaged as one half of a 'gateway' to the city, and hailed as a visionary concept. However, the mirroring building on the opposite side was never constructed.[1]

It has housed the American consulate, and during World War II served as headquarters for the U.S. Army.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Past Present: the Visionary Architecture of Gummer and Ford - Stacpoole, John; Friday 14 July 2006. Accessed 2008-02-08
  2. ^ a b "Dilworth Building". Register of Historic Places. New Zealand Historic Places Trust. http://www.historic.org.nz/TheRegister/RegisterSearch/RegisterResults.aspx?RID=4600&m=advanced. Retrieved 2009-12-21. 

Coordinates: 36°50′42″S 174°46′00″E / 36.8449458°S 174.7667849°E / -36.8449458; 174.7667849


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