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Hoggard, Prouse and Gummer was an architectural firm that started in 1913 in Wellington, New Zealand. The partners were John Hoggard, William Prouse and William Henry Gummer. Two notable building designed by the firm are the New Zealand Insurance building, later known as the Guardian Trust Building, [1] in Auckland on Queen Street, and the State Fire Insurance Building, [2] Wellington. [3] [4]

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References

  1. "New Zealand Guardian Trust Building". Register of Historic Places. Heritage New Zealand . Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  2. "State Insurance Office Building (Former)". Register of Historic Places. Heritage New Zealand . Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  3. Lochhead, Ian J. "William Henry Gummer". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography . Ministry for Culture and Heritage . Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  4. Commerce Reports. Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, Department of Commerce. 1 January 1920.