Dominion Building, Wellington
Dominion Building | |
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![]() The Dominion Building in around 1940 | |
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General information | |
Location | 27-35 Mercer Street, Wellington, New Zealand |
Coordinates | 41°17′19″S 174°46′33″E / 41.2887°S 174.7758°ECoordinates: 41°17′19″S 174°46′33″E / 41.2887°S 174.7758°E |
Completed | 1928 |
Design and construction | |
Architect | Crichton, McKay and Haughton[1] |
Designated | 10 September 1981 |
Reference no. | 1358 |
The Dominion Building is a historic structure on the corner of Mercer Street and Victoria Street in Wellington, New Zealand. Originally designed as the headquarters of The Dominion newspaper, it now houses a mix of apartments, offices and retail areas.
A distinctive seven-storey building of some elegance, the Dominion has a frontage of stone imported from Caen in France and interiors of Queensland marble. The building follows the bend in the road. Its most striking feature is topped by a copper-covered tower with a lantern turret.[1]
In the mid-1970s, The Dominion newspaper moved out of the building. The complex was redesigned by Ian Athfield in 1995.[2]
The building is classified as a "Category 2" by Heritage New Zealand.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b Kernohan, D. (1994). "Wellington's Old Buildings", Wellington: Victoria University Press
- ^ [1] Archived August 20, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Dominion Building". Register of Historic Places. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
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- The Dominion Building website
- Listing on the New Zealand Heritage website
Categories:
- Buildings and structures in Wellington City
- NZHPT Category II listings in the Wellington Region
- 1920s architecture in New Zealand
- New Zealand building and structure stubs