Dr Henry Pollen's House

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Dr Henry Pollen's House
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Dr Henry Pollen's House
General information
Architectural style Second French Empire architecture/Edwardian
Location100 Willis St, Wellington, New Zealand
Coordinates 41°17′13″S174°46′26″E / 41.28684°S 174.77382°E / -41.28684; 174.77382
Completed1902
Design and construction
Architect(s) William Turnbull
Designated24 November 1989
Reference no.1420

Dr Henry Pollen's House is a historic building in Wellington, New Zealand. The house was built in 1902 for Dr Henry Pollen as a residence and surgery. [1] It was designed by William Turnbull. [2] It was originally located at 12 Boulcott Street but was moved by crane to the corner of Boulcott Street and Willis Street in 1988 to make room for the Majestic Centre. [3] [4] The building was also reoriented by about 90 degrees to fit on its new site. [5]

Since Dr Pollen's death in 1918, the building has had a variety of uses including life as a private residence, bookshop, wine bar and restaurant. [6] In the late 1970s and 1980s the building was used as a massage parlour called "The House of Ladies". [7] [8] As of January 2021 the building houses a bar named 'Pop'.

The house is built of totara, matai and rimu with a corrugated iron mansard roof, [9] and when restored after being moved its historical features were retained as much as possible. Original brick chimneys were replaced with lightweight replicas. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "District Plan Volume 1 – Chapter 21: Heritage Lists". wellington.govt.nz. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Dr Henry Pollen's House". New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Heritage New Zealand . Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Object 73560 Detail | Manuscripts & Pictorial | National Library of New Zealand". mp.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Dr Henry Pollen House - Wellington Heritage - Absolutely Positively Wellington City Council Me Heke Ki Poneke". wellingtoncityheritage.org.nz. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Back in time and several storeys ago". Dominion Post. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "Dr Henry Pollen House". Wellington City Council. Archived from the original on 15 September 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  7. ↑ Dekker, Diana (1 June 2002). "Lively old lady". Evening Post– via Proquest Australia & New Zealand Newsstream.
  8. ↑ "Businesswoman with a style of her own". Dominion Post (2nd ed.). 5 September 2002 – via Proquest Australia & New Zealand Newsstream.
  9. ↑ Kernohan, David (1994). Wellington's Old Buildings. Wellington, New Zealand: Victoria University Press. p. 100. ISBN   0-86473-267-8.
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