Auckland Savings Bank Building facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Auckland Savings Bank Building |
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The facade of the former bank
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| Alternative names | McDonald's Queen Street |
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| Architectural style | Neo-renaissance |
| Location | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Address | 260 Queen Street |
| Current tenants | McDonald's New Zealand |
| Completed | 1884 |
| Designated: | 27 July 1988 |
| Reference #: | 4473 |
The Auckland Savings Bank Building is a really old and important building in Auckland CBD, New Zealand. You can find it at 260 Queen Street. This building was first built in 1884. It used to be a bank called the Auckland Savings Bank.
But in 1977, something cool happened! It became the very first McDonald's New Zealand restaurant in Auckland. It was also only the second McDonald's in all of New Zealand. The first one opened in Porirua. Even though it's a McDonald's now, many parts of the building's outside and inside still look like they did a long time ago. They've been carefully kept and updated.
Cool Building Design
The person who designed this building was Edward Bartley. He got his ideas from old Italian palaces. This style is called Neo-renaissance. It was a popular design for banks and businesses back then.
This building is one of the few on Queen Street that is more than 100 years old. It shows a piece of Auckland's history.
