Public Trust Building

The Public Trust Office Building is an office building in central Wellington, New Zealand, completed in 1908. It is the only building "made of a true New Zealand granite – from Tonga Bay in north-west Nelson." It is also believed to be New Zealand's first steel-framed office building.

Photo: Quilt Phase, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Commercial building
Description: historic building in Wellington, New Zealand
Also known as: “former Public Trust Office” and “Public Trust Office Building (Former)”
Address: Wellington Central, Wellington

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: The Beehive and Druids Chambers.

The Beehive

Government office

Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Beehive is the common name for the Executive Wing… The Beehive is situated 280 metres north of Public Trust Building.

Druids Chambers

Historic building

Druids Chambers

Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Druids Chambers is a historic building, which is situated 140 metres southwest of Public Trust Building.

Bowen House

Government office

Photo: Ballofstring, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Bowen House is a 22-storey office building on the… Bowen House is situated 180 metres north of Public Trust Building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wellington Central and Lambton.

Wellington Central

Suburb

Wellington Central

Photo: Frozen-Coke-Rocks, Public domain.

Wellington Central is an inner-city suburb…

Lambton

Neighborhood

Photo: FRED, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lambton is a neighborhood.

Thorndon

Suburb

Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.

Thorndon is a historic inner suburb of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand.

Public Trust Building

Categories: office building, historic building, building, historic site, and office
Location: Wellington, Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
View on OpenStreetMap

Latitude

-41.28099° or 41° 16′ 52″ south

Longitude

174.77639° or 174° 46′ 35″ east

Established

June 9th, 1909

Open location code

4VCPPQ9G+JH

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

building=commercial

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=building

Wikidata ID

This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.

We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Public Trust Building”.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Ministry for Culture and Heritage and Wellington District Court.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Public Trust Hall and Wishbone.

Wellington: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: City and Porirua.

Curious Places to Discover

Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.