| AMP Society Building | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Italian renaissance |
| Location | 86–90 Customhouse Quay, Wellington, New Zealand |
| Coordinates | 41°17′07″S 174°46′36″E / 41.285401°S 174.776623°E / -41.285401; 174.776623 |
| Completed | 1928 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Clere & Clere (F de J and E H de J) |
| Main contractor | Clere & Clere |
| Heritage New Zealand – Category 1 | |
| Designated | 1-Sep-1983 |
| Reference no. | 209 |
The AMP Society Building is a historic building on Customhouse Quay, Wellington, New Zealand.
The Australian Mutual Provident society was founded in 1849 and established a branch on Featherston Street, Wellington in 1871. The AMP Society Building was built in 1928, and features a classical facade of grey New Zealand granite and sandstone from the Hawkesbury River in New South Wales.
The building is classified as a Category 1 Historic Place ("places of special or outstanding historical or cultural heritage significance or value") historic place by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust.
It is currently occupied by Verifone New Zealand and the Ministry of Justice.
References
- Kernohan, D. (1994). "Wellington's Old Buildings", Wellington: Victoria University Press
- "AMP Society Building". New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
External links
Media related to AMP Society Building, Wellington at Wikimedia Commons
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