Dominion Building, Wellington

The Dominion Building is a historic structure on the corner of Mercer Street and Victoria Street in Wellington, New Zealand. Originally designed as the headquarters of The Dominion newspaper, it now houses a mix of apartments, offices and retail areas.

Dominion Building
The Dominion Building in around 1940
General information
Location27-35 Mercer Street, Wellington, New Zealand
Coordinates41.2887°S 174.7758°E / -41.2887; 174.7758
Completed1928
Design and construction
Architect(s)Crichton, McKay and Haughton[1]
Designated10 September 1981
Reference no.1358
photo of green turret on a building
The turret of the Dominion Building

A distinctive seven-storey building of some elegance, the Dominion has a frontage of stone imported from Caen in France and interiors of Queensland marble. The building follows the bend in the road. Its most striking feature is a copper-covered tower with a lantern turret.[1]

In the mid-1970s, The Dominion newspaper moved out of the building. The complex was redesigned by Ian Athfield in 1995.[2]

The building is classified as a "Category 2" by Heritage New Zealand.[3]

References
  1. Kernohan, D. (1994). "Wellington's Old Buildings", Wellington: Victoria University Press
  2. Archived August 20, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Dominion Building". New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 21 December 2009.

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