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Alington House

Alington House

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Alington House is a private house in Karori, Wellington, New Zealand. It is "an important New Zealand example of Modern Movement architecture."[1]

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The house was designed by Bill Alington for his family while working for the New Zealand Government's Ministry of Works immediately after returning from his overseas experience.[1]

The Alington house was awarded an NZIA Wellington Branch Enduring Architecture award in 2002, and an NZIA (National) Enduring Architecture award in 2007.[citation needed]

The building, is classified as a "Category I" ("places of 'special or outstanding historical or cultural heritage significance or value'") historic place by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust.[1]

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    "Alington House". New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 17 November 2012.


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