Former Post and Telegraph Building, Wellington

Former Post & Telegraph Building
The building at night in 2012
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General information
Architectural styleArt Deco
LocationHerd and Chaffers Streets, Wellington, New Zealand
Coordinates41°17′27″S 174°47′05″E / 41.290849°S 174.784766°E / -41.290849; 174.784766
Completed1939
Design and construction
Architect(s)Edmund Anscombe
The building in 2005 before renovation

The former Post and Telegraph Building, now known as Chaffers Dock Apartments, is a building located in Wellington, New Zealand.

The building, located on Herd Street, was designed by Edmund Anscombe and built in 1939. The building is situated on reclaimed land, and sits on about 400 concrete piles up to 18m long.[1][2] It originally had two full-size tennis courts on the roof, but these were demolished during World War II to make way for a sixth storey.[3][1] The building ceased to be used by New Zealand Post in the late 1980s.

The building was refurbished in the mid-2000s, and currently houses a mix of apartments, restaurants and shops. It has a Category II listing with Heritage New Zealand.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Kernohan, David (1994). Wellington's Old Buildings. Wellington, New Zealand: Victoria University Press. p. 170. ISBN 0 86473 267 8.
  2. ^ "P. and T. Building". Evening Post. 22 April 1938. Retrieved 6 September 2021 – via Paperspast.
  3. ^ "Wellington City Council - Heritage on the Waterfront". Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2009.
  4. ^ "Post and Telegraph Building". Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 27 March 2021.

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