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Heritage buildings receive Council contribution
NEWS RELEASE
9 December 2013
Heritage buildings receive Council contribution
Nine heritage building owners across the city will receive a total of $217,000 from Wellington City Council’s Built Heritage Incentive Fund.
Seven of the grants are for funding towards earthquake strengthening work, such as geotechnical and seismic assessment or structural work, with the remaining two for repair and maintenance projects.
Buildings getting help
from the fund include the early colonial farmstead Nott
House in Glenside, the landmark MLC building on Lambton Quay
and the Rita Angus Cottage in Thorndon. Others include
buildings in Cuba Street and Newtown – two of
Wellington’s most prominent heritage areas.
| Project | Amount |
| 82 Willis Street (former Evening Post Building). Seismic strengthening. | $60,000 |
| St Anne’s Church 67 Northland Road. Seismic assessment | $5000 |
| Nott House, 400 Middleton Road, Glenside. Structural works and restoration | $30,000 |
| 144 Riddiford Street, Newtown. Roof repairs and parapet bracing | $3000 |
| 173 Riddiford Street, Newtown. Seismic assessment | $4000 |
| MLC Building, 33 Hunter Street. Investigate needs to seismically strengthen or repair, and prepare a conservation plan. | $60,000 |
| 216 Cuba Street. Seismic assessment and design for strengthening, extension and restoration works | $20,000 |
| Rita Angus Cottage, 194A Sydney Street West. Repainting the cottage | $5000 |
| Wharf Offices, 1 Queens Wharf. Geotechnical and seismic assessment | $30,000 |
Councillor Iona Pannett, the Council’s Buildings Portfolio Leader, says: “We’re delighted to be able to contribute to these projects to help preserve Wellington’s heritage character. This is just one of the initiatives the Council is taking to increase earthquake safety in Wellington. The Council has been doing a lot of work identifying earthquake-prone buildings and is particularly keen to work with heritage building owners to ensure the buildings continue to contribute to our city’s character and economy.”
The next round of applications is now open and will close on 14 March. Heritage building owners thinking of maintaining or quake-strengthening their property are encouraged to contact the Council.
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