Old Choral Hall | |
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General information | |
Architectural style | Neoclassical |
Location | Symonds Street |
Address | 5-7 Symonds Street and Alfred Street, Auckland |
Town or city | Auckland |
Country | New Zealand |
Year(s) built | 1872 |
Owner | University of Auckland |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Edward Mahoney |
Designated | 6 June 1990 |
Reference no. | 4474 |
The Old Choral Hall is a historic choral hall located on Symonds Street, Auckland, New Zealand and registered as a category 1 building by Heritage New Zealand.
Constructed in 1872 to a neoclassical design by Edward Mahoney to serve the Auckland Choral Society. The building functioned as a public hall and concert venue until the opening of the Auckland Town Hall in 1911. Shortly before the First World War the Auckland University College purchased the building and expanded it via construction of two wings. The University of Auckland continue to own and use the building for universitary use.
Following the Napier earthquake in 1931, the portico was removed over concerns it could collapse. The building is intended to have the portico restored in 2025 as part of a restoration and seismic strengthening.