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Wellington Provincial Centennial Memorial
Wellington Provincial Centennial Memorial c.1940
Map
General information
TypeMemorial
Architectural styleArt Deco Stripped Classicism
LocationThe Esplanade, Petone, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Current tenantsPetone Settlers Museum
Completed1939
OwnerHutt City Council
Design and construction
Architect(s)Horace L. Massey
Awards and prizesNZIA Gold Medal 1940
Website
http://www.petonesettlers.org.nz
Heritage New Zealand – Category 1
Designated6 September 1984
Reference no.206

Petone Settlers Museum is a local history museum located in the Wellington Provincial Centennial Memorial, a historic building in Petone, Lower Hutt, New Zealand. The building was originally constructed to mark the Wellington province's centennial commemorations; the museum opened in the building in 1977. The building was extensively refurbished in 2016.[1]

The building is classified as a Category 1 historic building by Heritage New Zealand.[2]

Petone Settlers Museum in 2005
  1. ^ "Petone Settlers Museum". Petone Settlers Museum. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Search the List | Petone Settlers Museum | Heritage New Zealand". www.heritage.org.nz. Retrieved 13 January 2019.

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