Trades Hall (Auckland, N.Z.)
Buiudling at 157 Hobson Street, Auckland. Designed by Hoggard and Prouse and built circa 1910-1912 for the Auckland Trades Council. Constructed of brick and an unusual barrel-vaulted iron roof. It is of the Edwardian Italianate style with a rusticated base, simple cornice and balustraded first floor. In the 1950s the building was also used for social dances.
In 1972 the Auckland Trades Council moved headquarters to Great North Road. Later the building was renovated and opened as Auckland City Hotel.
Image
Date:
ca1910
By:
Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners
Reference:
PAColl-7436
Description:
Photograph of the Auckland Trades Hall, taken ca 1910 by an unknown photographer. In the windows are signs identifying the offices of the Auckland Drivers Union, Auckland Butchers Union, Auckland Painters Union, Auckland Plumbers Union, Auckland Hotel & Restaurant Employees Union, Timber Workers Union, Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners, and Arthur Rosser (1864-1954), union secretary. To the extreme left are the premises of the Auckland Catholic Depot.
Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).
Physical Description: Silver gelatin print
Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - MS-Group-1152, Amalagamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners.
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