Hoggard, Prouse and Gummer was an architectural firm that started in 1913 in

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, New Zealand. The partners were John Hoggard, William Prouse and

William Henry Gummer William Henry Gummer (7 December 1884 – 13 December 1966) was a New Zealand architect. Gummer was born in Auckland, New Zealand, in 1884. He studied architecture at the Royal Academy of Arts from 1909 to 1912 and during that time worked ...

. Two notable building designed by the firm are the New Zealand Insurance building, later known as the

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, in

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on Queen Street, and the State Fire Insurance Building, Wellington.

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{{Reflist Architecture firms of New Zealand Companies based in Wellington New Zealand companies established in 1913 Design companies established in 1913