Former Post and Telegraph Building, Wellington

Former Post & Telegraph Building

The building at night in 2012
General information
Architectural style Art Deco
Location Herd and Chaffers Streets, Wellington, New Zealand
Coordinates 41°17′27″S 174°47′05″E / 41.290849°S 174.784766°E / -41.290849; 174.784766Coordinates: 41°17′27″S 174°47′05″E / 41.290849°S 174.784766°E / -41.290849; 174.784766
Completed 1939
Design and construction
Architect Edmund Anscombe
The building in 2005 before renovation

The Former Post and Telegraph Building, now known as Chaffers Dock Apartments, is a building located in Wellington, New Zealand.

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.[1] The courts were later demolished to make way for a sixth storey. The building ceased to be used by New Zealand Post in the late 1980s.

The building was refurbished in the mid-2000s, and currently houses a mix of apartments, restaurants and shops.

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