Turnbull House
Turnbull House is a historic building in Wellington, New Zealand. It was built in 1915 as the residence of Alexander Turnbull and to house his private library, later bequeathed to New Zealand as the Alexander Turnbull Library.Photo: Ballofstring, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Historic building
- Description: Category 1 historic building in Wellington, home of the Alexander Turnbull Library from 1920-1973
- Also known as: “Turnbull Library”
- Address: 11 Bowen Street, Wellington
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Beehive and Bowen House.
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.
Bowen House
Government office
Photo: Ballofstring, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bowen House is a 22-storey office building on the corner of Lambton Quay and Bowen Street, Wellington, New Zealand, that was leased by the New Zealand Parliament to house some members of Parliament and government staff.
Parliament House
Government office
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Parliament House on Lambton Quay, Wellington, is the main building of the New Zealand Parliament Buildings. It contains the Parliament's debating chamber, speaker's office, visitors' centre, and committee rooms. Parliament House is situated 140 metres north of Turnbull House.
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…
Turnbull House
- Categories: architectural structure, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Wellington, Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-41.27909° or 41° 16′ 45″ southLongitude
174.77642° or 174° 46′ 35″ eastLevels
3Open location code
4VCPPQCG+9HOpenStreetMap ID
way 62197397OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingWikidata ID
Q24190023
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In Other Languages
“Turnbull House” goes by many names.
- Italian: “Casa Turnbull”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Former Bowen Hospital Garden and Les Mills.
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