Bank of New Zealand Te Aro branch building
The Bank of New Zealand Te Aro branch building is an historic building on the corner of Manners and Cuba Street, Wellington, New Zealand.
| Bank of New Zealand building | |
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 Facade of the BNZ building in Cuba Street, Wellington | |
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| General information | |
| Location | 79-85 Manners Street, Wellington, New Zealand |
| Coordinates | |
| Completed | 1913 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Turnbull, William [1] |
| Main contractor | Campbell and Burke[1] |
| Designated | 24-Nov-1988 |
| Reference no. | 1338 |
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 I" ("places of 'special or outstanding historical or cultural heritage significance or value'") historic place by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust,[2] now houses a fast-food restaurant.
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- Kernohan, D. (1994). "Wellington's Old Buildings", Wellington: Victoria University Press
- "Bank of New Zealand (Te Aro Branch Building)". Register of Historic Places. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
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