Dr Henry Pollen's House is a historic building in

Wellington Wellington ( mi, Te Whanganui-a-Tara or ) is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the second-largest city in New Zealand by me ...

, New Zealand. The house was built in 1902 for Dr Henry Pollen as a residence and surgery. It was designed by William Turnbull. It was originally located at 12 Boulcott Street but was moved by crane to the corner of Boulcott Street and Willis Street in 1988 to make room for the

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. The building was also reoriented by about 90 degrees to fit on its new site. Since Dr Pollen's death in 1918, the building has had a variety of uses including life as a private residence, bookshop, wine bar and restaurant. In the late 1970s and 1980s the building was used as a massage parlour called "The House of Ladies". As of January 2021 the building houses a bar named 'Pop'. The house is built of totara, matai and rimu with a corrugated iron

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roof, and when restored after being moved its historical features were retained as much as possible. Original brick chimneys were replaced with lightweight replicas.

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Buildings and structures in Wellington City Houses completed in 1902 Heritage New Zealand Category 1 historic places in the Wellington Region Houses in New Zealand Second Empire architecture 1900s architecture in New Zealand Historic homes in New Zealand {{NewZealand-struct-stub