Northern Steamship Company Ltd Headquarters, Auckland

The former headquarters of the Northern Steamship Company Ltd. on Quay Street in Auckland, New Zealand, built in 1898.  The Northern Steamship Company served the north half of New Zealand's North Island from 1881 to 1974, when competition by road and rail transport made steamship operations unprofitable. The company's Quay Street headquarters was originally two storeys tall and housed a public office, manager's office, other staff offices, a telephone room, and a boardroom; a third storey was added in 1921 to provide accommodations and a laundry. Today, the building houses The Northern Steamship bar and restaurant.