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Old Public Trust Building, Wellington

Old Public Trust Building, Wellington

Completed in 1908, the old Public Trust Building in Lambton Quay, Wellington is the only surviving building made of a true New Zealand granite – from Tonga Bay in north-west Nelson.

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Photograph by Alastair McLean

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Simon Nathan and Bruce Hayward. 'Building stone', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 31-Aug-09
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/building-stone/4/6