Old St. Paul's, Wellington

Old St. Paul's, Wellington
Exterior of Old St. Paul's
Location	Mulgrave Street, Wellington
Country	New Zealand
Denomination	Anglican
Website	Old St Paul's, Wellington
History
Dedicated	6 June 1866
Architecture
Functional status	Consecrated
Architect(s)	Reverend Frederick Thatcher
Style	Gothic Revival
Years built	1865–66
Administration
Diocese	Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga
Heritage New Zealand – Category I
Designated	26 November 1981
Reference no.	38

Coordinates: 41°16′35″S 174°46′49″E / 41.276262°S 174.780394°E / -41.276262; 174.780394

Old St. Paul's is an historic site, a Wellington landmark and a popular wedding- and event-venue in the heart of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. The building functioned as the cathedral of the Diocese of Wellington of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia between 1866 and 1964. It exemplifies 19th-century Gothic Revival architecture adapted to colonial conditions and materials, and stands at 34 Mulgrave Street, Thorndon, close to the New Zealand Parliament.

George Selwyn, the first Bishop of New Zealand, purchased part of the site of the church in 1845 and Governor George Grey added to it in 1853, at which time the land stood on a prominent cliff-top overlooking Wellington harbour. Agreement to build the church was reached by 1861 and the Reverend Frederick Thatcher, then vicar of St. Paul's, Thorndon, was engaged as the architect.