Stewart Dawson's Building

The Stewart Dawson's building is a historic building on the corner of Lambton Quay and Willis Street in Wellington, New Zealand. Built in 1901 for the London jeweller David Stewart Dawson, it is located on a prominent corner in two of Wellington's major streets, a site particularly important to history of Wellington .

Stewart Dawson's building
General information
Location366 Lambton Quay and Willis Street, Wellington, New Zealand
Coordinates41.2864°S 174.7761°E / -41.2864; 174.7761
Current tenantsStewart Dawson's, Foot Locker
Completed1900-1901
Design and construction
ArchitectWilliam Chatfield[1]
Designated11-Dec-2003
Reference no.1871
Stewart Dawsons Building on Lambton Quay, Wellington

The site of the building had been known since the 1840s as Clay or Windy Point. Located on Wellington's original beach front, the site was marked as the 88th most desirable acre in Wellington by New Zealand Company selectors.[2] In 1901, 'Dawson commissioned Wellington architect William Charles Chatfield to design a building to fit the triangular site in 1900. Chatfield designed a three-storey building with a front that mimicked the angle created by the junction between Lambton Quay and Willis Street'.[2]

The Stewart Dawson's building is a fine example of Victorian commercial architecture. Italianate in style, it has a well proportioned facade with its pilasters heavily decorated with fine floral ornamentation.[1]

The building is classified as a "Category II" by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust.[2]

References
  1. Kernohan, D. (1994). "Wellington's Old Buildings", Wellington: Victoria University Press
  2. "Stewart Dawson's Building". Register of Historic Places. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 21 December 2009.


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