Dilworth Building

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The building seen from the north-west.
The building seen from the north-west.
Decorative elements on the upper floors.
Decorative elements on the upper floors.

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 of Auckland City, New Zealand. The building by William Gummer & Reginald Ford[1] is listed as a "Historic Place - Category I" by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust.[2]

The massive building at the lower entry to Queen Street was once envisaged as one half of a 'gateway' to the city, and hailed as a visionary concept. However, the mirroring building on the opposite side was never constructed.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Past Present: the Visionary Architecture of Gummer and Ford - Stacpoole, John; Friday 14 July 2006. Accessed 2008-02-08
  2. ^ Dilworth Building (database entry on the New Zealand Historic Places Trust website. Accessed 2008-02-08.)