University of Otago Registry Building
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The University of Otago Registry Building is one of the most notable pieces of architecture in the city of Dunedin, New Zealand. Built in several stages from 1879, it contains the university's clocktower (and as such is often referred to as the Clocktower Building), and stands next to the banks of the Water of Leith.
The building was modelled by architect Maxwell Bury on the main building of the Glasgow University in Scotland, and is constructed from contrasting dark basalt and sandy Oamaru stone. It was extended by Edward Anscombe in 1912 and 1922.
Several adjacent buildings mirror the style of the original building, forming the heart of the original University of New Zealand buildings around a quadrangle dominated by magnolia trees. The other buildings include the Archway Building, formerly home to the now defunct University of Otago School of Mines, the Geology Building, Marama Hall (the [Music Department's] concert hall), and Allen Hall, home to the offices and theatre of the Department of Theatre Studies.
For many years the registry building contained the university's library, though since 1966 it has housed the university's registry and administrative offices. The former library now serves as the university council chambers.
References
- McLean, G. (2002). 100 Historic Places in New Zealand. Auckland:Hodder Moa Beckett. ISBN 1-86958-920-3
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