Bank of New Zealand Te Aro branch building
Historic building on the corner of Manners and Cuba Street, Wellington, New Zealand / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Bank of New Zealand Te Aro branch building is a historic building on the corner of Manners and Cuba Street, Wellington, New Zealand.
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Bank of New Zealand building | |
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General information | |
Location | 79-85 Manners Street, Wellington, New Zealand |
Coordinates | 41.291076°S 174.776859°E / -41.291076; 174.776859 |
Completed | 1913 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Turnbull, William[1] |
Main contractor | Campbell and Burke[1] |
Designated | 24-Nov-1988 |
Reference no. | 1338 |
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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] housed a Burger King restaurant until April 2020.[3]