Former Post and Telegraph Building, Wellington
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The Former Post and Telegraph Building is a building located in Wellington, New Zealand
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The building, located on Herd Street, was designed by Edmund Anscombe
and built in 1939. It originally had two full-size tennis courts on the roof. The courts were later demolished to make way for a sixth storey. The building ceased being used as the post office in the late 1980s and is currently a mix of apartments, restaurants and shops.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
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The building, located on Herd Street, was designed by Edmund Anscombe
Edmund Anscombe
Edmund Anscombe was one of the most important figures to shape the architectural and urban fabric of New Zealand. He was important, not only because of the prolific nature of his practice and the quality of his work, but also because of the range and the scale of his built and speculative projects...
and built in 1939. It originally had two full-size tennis courts on the roof. The courts were later demolished to make way for a sixth storey. The building ceased being used as the post office in the late 1980s and is currently a mix of apartments, restaurants and shops.