Bank of New Zealand building, Wellington

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Bank of New Zealand building
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Facade of the BNZ building in Cuba Street, Wellington
General information
Location 79-85 Manners Street, Wellington, New Zealand
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Completed 1913
Design and construction
Architect Turnbull, William [1]
Main contractor Campbell and Burke[1]
Designated 24-Nov-1988
Reference no. 1338

The Bank of New Zealand building is an historic building on the corner of Manners and Cuba Street, Wellington, New Zealand.

The building, designed by William Turner (son of Thomas Turner), is one of Wellington's earliest reinforced concrete and steel structures. It features corinthian columns and ornate projecting cornice. It was refurbished in the early 1980s.[1]

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.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kernohan, D. (1994). "Wellington's Old Buildings", Wellington: Victoria University Press
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