Dr Henry Pollen's House

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Dr Henry Pollen's House
House (Dr Henry Pollen's), Wellington, New Zealand (15).JPG
General information
Architectural styleSecond French Empire architecture/Edwardian
Location100 Willis St, Wellington, New Zealand
Coordinates41°17′13″S 174°46′26″E / 41.28684°S 174.77382°E / -41.28684; 174.77382
Completed1902
Design and construction
ArchitectWilliam Turnbull
Designated24 November 1989
Reference no.1420

Dr Henry Pollen's House is a 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". Register of Historic Places. 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. ^ a b "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.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "Dr Henry Pollen House". Wellington City Council. Retrieved 29 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ Dekker, Diana (1 June 2002). "Lively old lady". Evening Post – via Proquest Australia & New Zealand Newsstream.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "Businesswoman with a style of her own". Dominion Post (2nd ed.). 5 September 2002 – via Proquest Australia & New Zealand Newsstream.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ Kernohan, David (1994). Wellington's Old Buildings. Wellington, New Zealand: Victoria University Press. p. 100. ISBN 0 86473 267 8.
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