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The Dilworth Building is a heritage mixed-use (residential apartments and shops on the ground floor) building at the corner of Customs Street and Queen Street in the Auckland CBD, New Zealand. The building by William Gummer & Reginald Ford [ 1 ] was constructed between 1925 and 1927, and is listed as a Category I Historic building by Heritage ...
Hampton Court is a historic apartment building in Auckland, New Zealand. [1] It was designed by Surrey S. Alleman.Alleman was awarded the NZIA Gold Medal for 1930 for this building - he was 29 years old at the time. [2]
The state houses were constructed using over 400 designs so that no two houses in a given area were identical. They were small by today's standards – the typical floor area was 81.9 m 2 (882 sq ft) for a two-bedroom house and 98.0 m 2 (1,055 sq ft) for a three-bedroom house. [32]
The Imperial Hotel ceased operation under that name in 1966, when it became the Lion Tavern, occupying about two-thirds of the ground floor. In 1989, it was renamed Downtown Queen Street Backpackers The first and second floors were remodelled into backpacker accommodation, but the bars on the ground and first floor remained.
The Auckland railway station building has been a city landmark from the time it was opened in 1930, and is a grand architectural statement in beaux-arts [2] brick and mortar, having been called "one of the most self-consciously monumental public buildings erected in early twentieth-century New Zealand". [1]
The building overlooks Auckland city and the surrounding harbour at 178.7 metres (586 ft) and 57 floors in height. [ 2 ] The top two floors of the building contain a penthouse that was originally listed for sale at NZ$ 40 million, which would have made it the most expensive apartment ever sold in New Zealand. [ 3 ]
Membership of the Northern Club attracted many leaders of the Auckland community, and the club has played an active and sometimes pivotal role in the history of New Zealand's largest city. In 2010, the Northern Club absorbed the Auckland Club, [ 5 ] [ 6 ] adding over NZ$3 million in assets to the club, and some 250 members.
Hobson Street is a major street in Auckland, New Zealand.It lies on the western side of Queen Street.It is a commercial and high-rise residential street, and provides access to the Auckland Northern Motorway going south, and the Northwest Motorway going west.