Bank of New Zealand Te Aro branch building

Bank of New Zealand building
Facade of the BNZ building in Cuba Street, Wellington
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General information
Location79-85 Manners Street, Wellington, New Zealand
Coordinates41°17′28″S 174°46′37″E / 41.291076°S 174.776859°E / -41.291076; 174.776859
Completed1913
Design and construction
Architect(s)Turnbull, William[1]
Main contractorCampbell and Burke[1]
Designated24-Nov-1988
Reference no.1338

The Bank of New Zealand Te Aro branch building is a historic building on the corner of Manners and Cuba Street, Wellington, New Zealand.

The building, designed by William Turnbull (son of Thomas Turnbull), 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, classified as a Category 1 Historic Place (places of "special or outstanding historical or cultural heritage significance or value") by Heritage New Zealand,[2] housed a Burger King restaurant until April 2020.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Kernohan, D. (1994). "Wellington's Old Buildings", Wellington: Victoria University Press
  2. ^ "Bank of New Zealand (Te Aro Branch Building)". New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
  3. ^ Flaws, Bonnie (15 May 2020). "'Iconic' central Wellington property for sale". Stuff. Retrieved 11 October 2021.

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