Art Deco Heritage Trail

This trail of Wellington's 1930s buildings can be used to work out your own walking tour or to guide you to buildings of particular interest.

Art deco trail map.

The tour takes you up to the National War Memorial and along Lambton Quay to the Railway Station.

Heritage Trail arrow sign.

Follow the Heritage Trail signs:

Introduction

  1. Oriental Bay Rotunda (1938)
  2. Anscombe Flats, 212 Oriental Parade (1937)
  3. Herd Street Post Office, cnr Herd Street and Chaffers Street (1939)
  4. Central Fire Station, 2-38 Oriental Parade (1939)
  5. Building, 10-14 Courtenay Place (1935)
  6. Former Post Office, 21-23 Cambridge Terrace
  7. Cambridge Pharmacy, 59 Cambridge Terrace (1932)
  8. National War Memorial, Buckle Street (1931-32) 
  9. Former National Museum, Buckle Street (1936)
  10. 255 Cuba Street (1932)
  11. Reid House, 191 Cuba Street (1930)
  12. The Vic, 154-155 Cuba Street (1935)
  13. James Smith Building, cnr Cuba and Manners streets (1907 and 1932)
  14. Valma House, 36 Taranaki Street (1937)
  15. Wellington Free Ambulance Building, Cable Street (1932)
  16. City Art Gallery, Civic Centre (1939)
  17. Hibernian Building, 89 Willis Street (1930)
  18. Hotel St George, 124 Willis Street (1930)
  19. United Building, 107-109 Customhouse Quay (1930)
  20. MLC Building, 231 Lambton Quay (1940)
  21. Prudential Assurance Building, 332-340 Lambton Quay (1934-35)
  22. Former CBA Building, 328-330 Lambton Quay (1936)
  23. South British Insurance Building, 326 Lambton Quay (1936)
  24. Tower Corporation Building, 50-64 Customhouse Quay (1930)
  25. Former Brandon House, 150-152 Featherston Street (1929)
  26. Agriculture House, 131-133 Featherston Street (1938)
  27. Former State Insurance Building, 143-149 Lambton Quay (1940)
  28. Departmental Building, 15-21 Stout Street (1940)
  29. Hotel Waterloo, 28 Waterloo Quay (1937)
  30. Wellington Railway Station, Bunny Street (1934-37)
 

Art Deco Heritage Trail - Wellington's 1930s Buildings

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Heritage trail booklets

You can download this trail information as a booklet, or pick one up at the Wellington City Council Service Centre.

Acknowledgements

In providing this heritage trail information, Wellington City Council is grateful for the significant contribution made by Judy Siers, and to Michael Kelly as author and historical researcher.

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