Meek's Grain Store

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Start of Harbor Street, Meek's Grain Store still visible on the far right

Meek's Grain Store is a historic building on Harbor Street in the Victorian city ​​center of the New Zealand city of Oamaru in the Otago region .

It was built in 1876 according to designs by the architects Forrester & Lemon in the historic city center of Oamarus for Thomas Meek's grain trading and milling company J. And T. Meek as a grain warehouse in the vicinity of the harbor. The Victorian-style structure made of Oamaru Stone has been used throughout its history as a warehouse for grain and wool. While the front of the building connects to Harbor Street, the rear connects to the railway facilities of the formerly important seaport of Oamaru.

On July 2, 1982, the building was classified as a Category 2 Monument (Historic Place Category II) by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust under number 2288 .

Other landmarks in Oamaru associated with Meek's business are Meek's Flourmill and Meeks Grain Elevator Building .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c New Zealand Historic Places Trust : Brief description of the New Zealand Historic Places Trust on the monument , accessed on May 12, 2012 (English)

Coordinates: 45 ° 6 ′ 12.1 ″  S , 170 ° 58 ′ 14.6 ″  O