- Dominion Building, Wellington
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Dominion Building General information Location 27-35 Mercer Street, Wellington, New Zealand Coordinates 41°17′19″S 174°46′33″E / 41.2887°S 174.7758°ECoordinates: 41°17′19″S 174°46′33″E / 41.2887°S 174.7758°E Completed 1928 Design and construction Architect Crichton, McKay and Haughton[1] Designated: 10-Sep-1981 Reference #: 1358 The Dominion Building is a historic structure on the corner of Mercer Street and Victoria Street in Wellington, New Zealand. Originally designed as the headquarters of The Dominion Post newspaper, it is now home to a mix of apartments, offices and retail areas.
A distinctive 7 storey building of some elegance, The Dominion has a frontage of stone imported from Caen in France and interiors of Queensland maple. The building follows the bend in the road. Its most striking feature is topped by a copper-covered tower with a lantern turret.[1]
In the mid 1970s, The Dominion Post moved out of the building and the complex was redesigned by Ian Athfield in 1995.[2]
The building is classified as a "Category II" by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust.[3]
References
- ^ a b Kernohan, D. (1994). "Wellington's Old Buildings", Wellington: Victoria University Press
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- ^ "Dominion Building". Register of Historic Places. New Zealand Historic Places Trust. http://www.historic.org.nz/TheRegister/RegisterSearch/RegisterResults.aspx?RID=1358&m=advanced. Retrieved 2009-12-21.
External links
Categories:- Buildings and structures in Wellington City
- NZHPT Category II listings in the Wellington Region
- New Zealand building and structure stubs
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