According to Napier's Famous Art Deco Self-Guided Walking Tour Booklet, this building, called Bennetts Building, was built in 1929 and survived the massive 7.8 Earthquake in Feb. 1931! Here is the rest of the blurb: The fact that it was the first building in New Zealand to be designed with a floating foundation of reinforced concrete was no doubt a factor. The client, Harold Bennett, had learned of this technique on a visit to San Francisco. Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do (that's blog for creepy sci-fi music) Is it a small world or what?!
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