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and other rented spaces throughout the city. The Government Building opened in 1913 and housed various Government departments up until the 1980s. The last Government department to occupy the building was the Ministry of Works and Development. After being vacant for some time the building was
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purchased the building from the government for $ 735,000. The council then sold it to the ‘Symphony Group’ in 1995 and it was converted into a hotel with the conditions to strengthen and conserve the building. It is now home to the Heritage Hotel Christchurch and the bar O.G.B.
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The building was designed to centralise various government departments in Christchurch that had previously been housed in the
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Canterbury Heritage Awards – Seismic category winner in 2012 and Built Heritage Award winner in 2010
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in 1909 for use by government departments. It is a Category I heritage building listed with
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Heritage New Zealand Category 1 historic places in the Canterbury Region
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threatened to be demolished in 1991. On 11 July 1991 the
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Italian High Renaissance palazzo
Christchurch Central City
Coordinates
43°31′52″S 172°38′17″E / 43.53106°S 172.638075°E / -43.53106; 172.638075
Joseph Maddison
Heritage New Zealand – Category 1
Christchurch
Joseph Maddison
Heritage New Zealand
Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings
Christchurch City Council



"Old Government Building"
"The architectural heritage of Christchurch. 5. Government Buildings"
"Search the List | Canterbury Provincial Government Buildings | Heritage New Zealand"
"Heritage Christchurch Foundation Laid – 1911"
"Heritage Christchurch"
"OGB Cafe & Bar, Christchurch NZ"
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June 1869
September 2010
Boxing Day 2010
February 2011
June 2011

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