- Antrim House
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building_name =Antrim House
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architectural_style = Edwardian
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location = Boulcott Street, Wellington,New Zealand
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current_tenants =New Zealand Historic Places Trust
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completion_date =1905
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architect =Thomas Turnbull and Sons
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awards =Antrim House is a historic building on Boulcott Street in Wellington,
New Zealand .The house was built for Robert Hannah in 1905, a Irish immigrant from
County Antrim . Constructed mainly ofkauri and hearttotara on concrete foundations, Antrim House was (and still is) a fine example of an Edwardian Italianate house. The two-storey building with tower, topped with a mansard roof, was an impressive residence situated on a large section with garden and out-buildings.The building, is classified as a "Category I" ("places of ‘special or outstanding historical or cultural heritage significance or value") historic place by the
New Zealand Historic Places Trust [ [http://www.historic.org.nz/Register/ListingDetail.asp?RID=208&sm= New Zealand Historic Places Trust] ]References
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