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HomeBuilt in 1931 for Government Life Insurance, designed by Government Architect John Mair

Built in 1931 for Government Life Insurance, designed by Government Architect John Mair

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A selection of images of heritage buildings

Oriental Bay with St Gerard's Church and Monastery on Mt Victoria. Boat sheds in foreground.
Oriental Bay with St Gerard’s Church and Monastery on Mt Victoria. Boat sheds in foreground.
Built 1938-40, architect: Edmund Anscombe
Built 1938-40, architect: Edmund Anscombe
Wellington Harbour Board Wharf Office Building (Shed 7), now art gallery and apartments
Wellington Harbour Board Wharf Office Building (Shed 7), now art gallery and apartments
CIty & Sea Museum
CIty & Sea Museum
Shed 21, former Harbour Board wool store, now apartments
Shed 21, former Harbour Board wool store, now apartments
Tonks-made brick, waterfront apartments (former Shed 21)
Built in 1905, a matching pair with Shed 11.
Built in 1905, a matching pair with Shed 11.
Shed 5, waterfront. Now a restaurant.
Shed 5, waterfront. Now a restaurant.
Also known as Early Settlers Museum, constructed 1939. Architect: Horace Lovell Massey
Also known as Early Settlers Museum, constructed 1939. Architect: Horace Lovell Massey
Opened 1961, architect: John Scott
Opened 1961, architect: John Scott
Futuna Chapel interior
Futuna Chapel award
Futuna Chapel award
Rita Angus Cottage, Thorndon
Rita Angus Cottage, Thorndon
Makara, former radio station operated by Post Office
Makara, former radio station operated by Post Office
St Gerard's Church and Monastery
St Gerard’s Church and Monastery
St Gerard's Chapel interior
St Gerard’s Chapel interior
St Gerard's Chapel window
St Gerard’s Chapel window
Franconia, The Terrace (detail)
Franconia, The Terrace (detail)
Franconia, The Terrace (detail of oriel window)
Franconia, The Terrace (detail of oriel window)
Franconia, Terrace - back
Franconia, Terrace – back
Old St Paul's Mulgrave Street
Old St Paul’s Mulgrave Street
Angel Window, Old St Paul's Church
Angel Window, Old St Paul’s Church
Old St Paul's light show
Old St Paul’s light show
Embassy Theatre
Embassy Theatre
Sexton's Cottage, Bolton St Cemetery
Sexton’s Cottage, Bolton St Cemetery
Lower Hutt Town Hall
Lower Hutt Town Hall
St Barnabas Church, Roseneath
St Barnabas Church, Roseneath
Mt Cook Police Barracks
Mt Cook Police Barracks
Mt Cook Police Barracks (Former)
Mt Cook Police Barracks (Former)
Brick detail, former Mt Cook Police Barracks
Brick detail, former Mt Cook Police Barracks
Tram shelter (Former), Oriental Bay
Tram shelter (Former), Oriental Bay
Retail building in Cuba Street
Retail building in Cuba Street
Built in 1888
Built in 1888
Katherine Mansfield Birthplace stairs
Katherine Mansfield Birthplace stairs
Katherine Mansfield Birthplace bedroom
Katherine Mansfield Birthplace bedroom
Wesley Church, Taranaki Street
Wesley Church, Taranaki Street
A few Patrick Street houses, Petone
A few Patrick Street houses, Petone
Lighthouse, Matiu/Somes Island
Lighthouse, Matiu/Somes Island
Harcourts Building, Lambton Quay, Wellington
Harcourts Building, Lambton Quay, Wellington
Harcourts Building interior foyer
Harcourts Building interior foyer
Holy Trinity Church, Ohariu Valley, Wellington
Holy Trinity Church, Ohariu Valley, Wellington
Northland Fire Station (Former), Wellington
Northland Fire Station (Former), Wellington
Pencarrow Lighthouse
Pencarrow Lighthouse
Pencarrow Lighthouse plaque
Pencarrow Lighthouse plaque
Freyberg Pool
Freyberg Pool
Freyberg Pool
Freyberg Pool
Christ Church Taita
Christ Church Taita
Opera House, Wellington
Opera House, Wellington
Wellington Opera House upstairs foyer ceiling
Wellington Opera House upstairs foyer ceiling
Home of Compassion Creche (former)
Home of Compassion Creche (former)
Former Public Trust Office
Former Public Trust Office
Former Public Trust Office
Former Public Trust Office
Former Public Trust Office, exterior detail
Former Public Trust Office, exterior detail
Former Public Trust, interior foyer
Former Public Trust, interior foyer
Photo by Priscilla Williams
Photo by Priscilla Williams
Cottage (former school room) at Emerald Glen, Kapiti coast
Cottage (former school room) at Emerald Glen, Kapiti coast
House, 22 The Terrace.
House, 22 The Terrace.
Tower Building (former), Customhouse Quay
Tower Building (former), Customhouse Quay
Tower Building, Customhouse Quay, decoration detail
Tower Building, Customhouse Quay, decoration detail
Queen Margaret College Tower, Hobson Street
Queen Margaret College Tower, Hobson Street
Former Railway workers cottages, Ngaio
Former Railway workers cottages, Ngaio
Carillon and National War Memorial
Carillon and National War Memorial
Carillon light show, Anzac 2015
Carillon light show, Anzac 2015
Wellington from the Carillon
Carillon bell
Carillon bell
Army General Headquarters Building (GHQ) (formerly)
Army General Headquarters Building (GHQ) (formerly)
General Headquarters Building (Former)
General Headquarters Building (Former)
GHQ building (formerly), crest
GHQ building (formerly), crest
Randell Cottage, Thorndon
Randell Cottage, Thorndon
Randell Cottage
Randell Cottage
Entrance hallway
Entrance hallway
Randell Cottage old wallpaer
Randell Cottage old wallpaer
Truby King House
Truby King House
Truby King Park sign
Truby King Park sign
Archway at Truby King house & garden
Archway at Truby King house & garden
Wellington Museum refurbished
Wellington Museum refurbished
Wellington Museum Attic - while still under renovation, July 2015
Wellington Museum Attic – while still under renovation, July 2015
The Attic at the Wellington Museum
The Attic at the Wellington Museum
Home of Compassion Creche (former)
Home of Compassion Creche (former)
Dominion Museum, Buckle St (Former)
Dominion Museum, Buckle St (Former)
Wright's Hill gun emplacement
Wright’s Hill gun emplacement
Plasterer's graffiti at Wright's Hill, 1943
Plasterer’s graffiti at Wright’s Hill, 1943
Wright's Hill tunnel
Wright’s Hill tunnel
Groundsman's cottage at Basin Reserve
Groundsman’s cottage at Basin Reserve
Museum stand or pavilion
Museum stand or pavilion
Gardener's cottage, Wellington Botanic Garden
Gardener’s cottage, Wellington Botanic Garden
Lady Norwood Rose Garden, Botanic Garden, seen from gardener's cottage
Lady Norwood Rose Garden, Botanic Garden, seen from gardener’s cottage
Crofton, Ngaio
Crofton, Ngaio
Home of Compassion, Island Bay, chapel entrance
Home of Compassion, Island Bay, chapel entrance
Former Public Trust Building foyer
Former Public Trust Building foyer
Former Public Trust Building foyer floor
Former Public Trust Building foyer floor
Built in 1908, designed by architect John Campbell
Built in 1908, designed by architect John Campbell
Nairn St Cottage
Nairn St Cottage
Nairn St Cottage stairs
Nairn St Cottage stairs
Nairn St Cottage kitchen
Nairn St Cottage kitchen
Fever Hospital (now SPCA)
Fever Hospital (now SPCA)
Fever Hospital (former), signage; now occupied by SPCA
Fever Hospital (former), signage; now occupied by SPCA
Plan for Fever Hospital
Plan for Fever Hospital
Italian Ambassador's house
Italian Ambassador’s house
Italian Ambassador's House, built 1877
Italian Ambassador’s House, built 1877
St Peter's Anglican Church
St Peter’s Anglican Church
Interior of St Peter's Church Willis St
Interior of St Peter’s Church Willis St
Berhampore (or Centennial) Flats
Berhampore (or Centennial) Flats
St James apartments
St James apartments
Adelaide Road (now converted to apartments)
Adelaide Road (now converted to apartments)
Friends House (Quakers), Mt Victoria
Friends House (Quakers), Mt Victoria
Friends House meeting room
Friends House meeting room
Futuna Chapel
Futuna Chapel
Lower Cuba Street buildings
Lower Cuba Street buildings
Basin Reserve
Basin Reserve
Olphert Building (now demolished)
Olphert Building (now demolished)
St Mary of the Angels
St Mary of the Angels
Bowen Street. 1918
Bowen Street. 1918
Erskine College (former) main block (now demolished)
Erskine College (former) main block (now demolished)
Former Erskine College chapel
Former Erskine College chapel
Erskine College (former) main block (now demolished)
Erskine College (former) main block (now demolished)
Home of Compassion Chapel
Home of Compassion Chapel
Former Ford Motor Company Workshops
Former Ford Motor Company Workshops
St Joseph's Catholic Church
St Joseph’s Catholic Church
St Alban's Anglican, Pauatahanui
St Alban’s Anglican, Pauatahanui
St Alban's Church, Pauatahanui, cemetery
St Alban’s Church, Pauatahanui, cemetery
Heritage Listed by WCC and Heritage New Zealand
Heritage Listed by WCC and Heritage New Zealand
Evan's Bay Patent Slip
Evan’s Bay Patent Slip
Evan's Bay Patent Slip
Evan’s Bay Patent Slip
Memorial to Col William Wakefield, died 1848
Memorial to Col William Wakefield, died 1848
Golder's House front view
Golder’s House front view
Golder's Food Store and water pump
Golder’s Food Store and water pump
Upper Hutt Blockhouse
Upper Hutt Blockhouse
Christ Church, Taita
Christ Church, Taita
Christ Church, Taita
Christ Church, Taita
Public Trust Building
Public Trust Building
Kapiti Coast Museum, Waikanae
Kapiti Coast Museum, Waikanae
Island Bay Band Rotunda, a war memorial, 1929/30
Island Bay Band Rotunda, a war memorial, 1929/30
Built 1912 as Governor-General's residence
Built 1912 as Governor-General’s residence
Government House Interior
Government House Interior
Government House windows
Government House windows
Parliament Buildings
Parliament Buildings
Albemarle Hotel (Former) Ghuznee St
Albemarle Hotel (Former) Ghuznee St
Chinese Mission (former) Frederick Street
Chinese Mission (former) Frederick Street
Now a restaurant
Now a restaurant
Stained glass window at St John's Church, Willis St
Stained glass window at St John’s Church, Willis St
Harcourts Building Lambton Quay
Harcourts Building Lambton Quay
Harcourt's Building foyer
Harcourt’s Building foyer
Interior of St James Theatre
Interior of St James Theatre
The Vic (former private hotel), Cuba St
The Vic (former private hotel), Cuba St
St Mary of the Angels interior
St Mary of the Angels interior
St Mary of the Angels from Majestic Centre 2016
St Mary of the Angels from Majestic Centre 2016
Thorndon School Hall (former Old St Paul's schoolroom)
Thorndon School Hall (former Old St Paul’s schoolroom)
Halfway House, Glenside
Halfway House, Glenside
Halfway House interior room
Halfway House interior room
Halfway House, Glenside: recently renovated
Halfway House, Glenside: recently renovated
Nott House, Middleton Road, Glenside
Nott House, Middleton Road, Glenside
Gear Homestead Porirua
Gear Homestead Porirua
'The Manor' (Dr McGavin's house)
‘The Manor’ (Dr McGavin’s house)
Dr McGavin House interior
Dr McGavin House interior
Dr McGavin House interior
Dr McGavin House interior
Old Government Buildings
Old Government Buildings
St Andrew's on the Terrace
St Andrew’s on the Terrace
Wallaceville Church, Whiteman's Valley, Upper Hutt
Wallaceville Church, Whiteman’s Valley, Upper Hutt
Wallaceville church interior
Wallaceville church interior
St Peter's Church
St Peter’s Church
Karori Campus connecting bridge
Karori Campus connecting bridge
Built as a teachers' college in mid-1960s (now partly demolished)
Built as a teachers’ college in mid-1960s (now partly demolished)
Karori Campus inside the former library.
Karori Campus inside the former library.
Anscombe Flats, Oriental Bay
Anscombe Flats, Oriental Bay
Centennial Flats, Berhampore
Centennial Flats, Berhampore
BNZ No. 3
BNZ No. 3
Clark's building, Island Bay shops
Clark’s building, Island Bay shops
Houses in Oriental Bay
Houses in Oriental Bay
Bus shelter Oriental Bay
Bus shelter Oriental Bay
Spinks Cottage, Dixon Street
Spinks Cottage, Dixon Street
'The Wedge' Thorndon
‘The Wedge’ Thorndon
Thorndon houses
Thorndon houses
Tinakori Road
Tinakori Road
Wesley Methodist Church Taranaki St
Wesley Methodist Church Taranaki St
Truby King House interior
Truby King House interior
Truby King House interior, inglenook
Truby King House interior, inglenook
Truby King House former study
Truby King House former study
Truby King House interior
Truby King House interior
Truby King House, detail of plans. Wm Gray Young architect. 1924.
Truby King House, detail of plans. Wm Gray Young architect. 1924.
Former BNZ, Corner Lambton Quay and Willis St
Former BNZ, Corner Lambton Quay and Willis St
Hunter St, former BNZ No 4
Hunter St, former BNZ No 4
Sacred Heart Cathedral, Hill Street
Sacred Heart Cathedral, Hill Street
Sacred Heart Cathedral interior
Sacred Heart Cathedral interior
Wellington Railway Station
Wellington Railway Station
Wellington Railway Station (detail)
Wellington Railway Station (detail)
Wellington Railway Station ceiling
Wellington Railway Station ceiling
Outside 'Chevening' (Photo by Julie Middleton)
Outside ‘Chevening’ (Photo by Julie Middleton)
Chevening 1929, interior
Chevening 1929, interior
Inside Trades Hall, built 1929 (Photo by Trish Knaggs)
Inside Trades Hall, built 1929 (Photo by Trish Knaggs)
Inside Trades Hall
Inside Trades Hall
Trades Hall Parnell information
Trades Hall Parnell information
Trades Hall lift, 1929
Trades Hall lift, 1929
St George Hotel, 1930
St George Hotel, 1930
Interior of St George
Interior of St George
Change House, 1929
Change House, 1929
Change House, interior floor
Change House, interior floor
Change, spandrels
Change, spandrels
Departmental Building, Stout Street, late 1930s
Departmental Building, Stout Street, late 1930s
Departmental Building, 1940
Departmental Building, 1940
Herd St PO (former)
Herd St PO (former)
Herd St PO sign
Herd St PO sign
MLC, 1940, Lambton Quay
MLC, 1940, Lambton Quay
Prudential, 1935, Lambton Quay
Prudential, 1935, Lambton Quay
Prudential, 1935, back
Prudential, 1935, back
Prudential detail
Prudential detail
Prudential detail
Prudential detail
Reid house 1930 Cuba St
Reid house 1930 Cuba St
St John's Ambulance (former), 1932
St John’s Ambulance (former), 1932
State Insurance (former) 1940
State Insurance (former) 1940
State Insurance (former), 1940, wall decoration
State Insurance (former), 1940, wall decoration
Historic Police Station Petone
Historic Police Station Petone
Naenae Post Office (former)
Naenae Post Office (former)
Golders Cottage, Upper Hutt outbuilding
Golders Cottage, Upper Hutt outbuilding
Grave of architect Frederick de Jersey Clere
Grave of architect Frederick de Jersey Clere
Philosophy House 33 Aro Street
Philosophy House 33 Aro Street
Philosophy House
Philosophy House
Mount Street Cemetery
Mount Street Cemetery
Mount St Cemetery
Mount St Cemetery
John Plimmer and Fritz
John Plimmer and Fritz
Central Fire Station
Central Fire Station
Supreme Court 1879-1881
Supreme Court 1879-1881
Supreme Court 1879-1881 Interior
Supreme Court 1879-1881 Interior
Somerled House, 192 The Terrace
Somerled House, 192 The Terrace
Sign commemorating electricity in city 1888
Sign commemorating electricity in city 1888
Executive Wing ('Beehive'), Parliament Buildings
Executive Wing (‘Beehive’), Parliament Buildings
Wellington Public Library
Wellington Public Library
Wellington Public Library
Wellington Public Library
Public Library interior (Part of Civic Centre heritage area)
Public Library interior (Part of Civic Centre heritage area)
City Library interior
City Library interior
Karori Cemetery small chapel, 1909
Karori Cemetery small chapel, 1909
Karori Cemetery small chapel, 1909
Karori Cemetery small chapel, 1909
Karori Cemetery small chapel, 1909
Karori Cemetery small chapel, 1909
Public Trust Hall interior ground floor
Public Trust Hall interior ground floor
Public Trust Hall
Public Trust Hall
Public Trust Hall
Public Trust Hall
Civic Centre (this is a historic area in the city council heritage schedule)
Civic Centre (this is a historic area in the city council heritage schedule)
Civic Centre
Civic Centre
Wellington Town Hall, Civic Centre
Wellington Town Hall, Civic Centre
Civic Centre
Civic Centre
Michael Fowler Centre, part of Civic Centre heritage area
Michael Fowler Centre, part of Civic Centre heritage area
Sign for first St Paul's Church, behind the Beehive in Museum St
Sign for first St Paul’s Church, behind the Beehive in Museum St
Bolton St Cemetery
Bolton St Cemetery
St Hilda's Anglican Church, Island Bay (1910)
St Hilda’s Anglican Church, Island Bay (1910)
Stained glass windows of a 1906 Mt Victoria house
Stained glass windows of a 1906 Mt Victoria house
Ashleigh Court, Newtown
Ashleigh Court, Newtown
Gordon Wilson Flats, The Terrace, 1970s colour scheme
Gordon Wilson Flats, The Terrace, 1970s colour scheme
Mt Victoria houses
Mt Victoria houses
Mt Victoria houses and St Gerard's Monastery
Mt Victoria houses and St Gerard’s Monastery
Holloway Road, Aro Valley
Holloway Road, Aro Valley
Holloway Road house
Holloway Road house
Otaki former Children's Health Camp rotunda
Otaki former Children’s Health Camp rotunda
St Mary's Church complex from Pukekaraka
St Mary’s Church complex from Pukekaraka
Albion Goldmining Battery remains, Terawhiti Station
Albion Goldmining Battery remains, Terawhiti Station
Albion Goldmining Battery remains, Terawhiti Station
Albion Goldmining Battery remains, Terawhiti Station
'Break of day' gold mine entrance, Terawhiti Station
‘Break of day’ gold mine entrance, Terawhiti Station
Oterongo Bay Urupa sign, Wellington south coast
Oterongo Bay Urupa sign, Wellington south coast
Wellesley Hotel.
Wellesley Hotel.
Former Ministerial Residence. 41 Pipitea Street
Former Ministerial Residence. 41 Pipitea Street
Christian Science Building.
Christian Science Building.
Congregational church (former).
Congregational church (former).
Clyde Quay slipway
Clyde Quay slipway
Clyde Quay Slipway sign
Clyde Quay Slipway sign
House 186 Oriental Parade
House 186 Oriental Parade

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