Dr Henry Pollen's House

Dr Henry Pollen's House
General information
Architectural style	Second French Empire architecture/Edwardian
Location	100 Willis St, Wellington, New Zealand
Coordinates	41.28684°S 174.77382°E / -41.28684; 174.77382
Completed	1902
Design and construction
Architect(s)	William Turnbull
Heritage New Zealand – Category 1
Designated	24 November 1989
Reference no.	1420

Dr Henry Pollen's House is a Category 1 historic building in Wellington, New Zealand. The house was built in 1902 for Dr Henry Pollen as a residence and surgery.[1] It was designed by William Turnbull.[2] It was originally located at 12 Boulcott Street but was moved by crane to the corner of Boulcott Street and Willis Street in 1988 to make room for the Majestic Centre.[3][4] The building was also reoriented by about 90 degrees to fit on its new site.[5]

Since Dr Pollen's death in 1918, the building has had a variety of uses including life as a private residence, bookshop, wine bar and restaurant.[6] In the late 1970s and 1980s the building was used as a massage parlour called "The House of Ladies".[7][8] As of January 2021 the building houses a bar named 'Pop'.

The house is built of totara, matai and rimu with a corrugated iron mansard roof,[9] and when restored after being moved its historical features were retained as much as possible. Original brick chimneys were replaced with lightweight replicas.[4]

References

1. "District Plan Volume 1 – Chapter 21: Heritage Lists". wellington.govt.nz. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
2. "Dr Henry Pollen's House". New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
3. "Object 73560 Detail | Manuscripts & Pictorial | National Library of New Zealand". mp.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
4. "Dr Henry Pollen House - Wellington Heritage - Absolutely Positively Wellington City Council Me Heke Ki Poneke". wellingtoncityheritage.org.nz. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
5. "Back in time and several storeys ago". Dominion Post. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
6. "Dr Henry Pollen House". Wellington City Council. Archived from the original on 15 September 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
7. Dekker, Diana (1 June 2002). "Lively old lady". Evening Post – via Proquest Australia & New Zealand Newsstream.
8. "Businesswoman with a style of her own". Dominion Post (2nd ed.). 5 September 2002 – via Proquest Australia & New Zealand Newsstream.
9. Kernohan, David (1994). Wellington's Old Buildings. Wellington, New Zealand: Victoria University Press. p. 100. ISBN 0-86473-267-8.

External links

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