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 include Beehive and Druids Chambers.
Beehive
Government office
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Beehive is the common name for the Executive Wing of New Zealand Parliament Buildings, located at the corner of Molesworth Street and Lambton Quay, Wellington. Beehive is situated 280 metres north of Public Trust Building.
Druids Chambers
Historic building
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Druids Chambers is a historic building, which is situated 140 metres southwest of Public Trust Building.
National Library of New Zealand
Library
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
The National Library of New Zealand is charged with the obligation to "enrich the cultural and economic life of New Zealand and its interchanges with other nations". National Library of New Zealand is situated 510 metres north of Public Trust Building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wellington Central and Lambton.
Wellington Central
Suburb
Photo: Frozen-Coke-Rocks, Public domain.
Wellington Central is an inner-city suburb of Wellington, and the financial heart of both the city and the Wellington Region. It comprises the northern part of the central business district, with the majority of Wellington's high-rise buildings.
Thorndon
Suburb
Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.
Thorndon is a historic inner suburb of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. Because the suburb is relatively level compared to the hilly terrain elsewhere in Wellington it contained Wellington's elite residential area until it changed in the 1960s…
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″ southLongitude
174.77639° or 174° 46′ 35″ eastInception
June 9th, 1909Open location code
4VCPPQ9G+JHOpenStreetMap ID
way 256795827OpenStreetMap feature
building=commercialOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingWikidata ID
Q24189426
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