Alington House | |
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General information | |
Architectural style | Modernist |
Location | 60-62 Homewood Crescent, Karori, Wellington, New Zealand |
Completed | 1962 |
Design and construction | |
Architect | William Alington |
Designated: | 22-Jun-2007 |
Reference #: | 7698 |
Alington House is an historic building in Karori, Wellington, New Zealand.
The house was designed by William Alington for his family as a private job while working for the New Zealand Government's Ministry of Works immediately after returning from his overseas experience.[1]
The Alington house was awarded an NZIA Wellington Branch Enduring Architecture award in 2002, and an NZIA (National) Enduring Architecture award in 2007.
The building, is classified as a "Category I" ("places of 'special or outstanding historical or cultural heritage significance or value'") historic place by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust.[1]