36 Ridgway Street, Whanganui Central, Whanganui, Wanganui

The Empress Building at 36 Ridgway Street, Whanganui, constructed in 1916, is a Class A Heritage Building located alongside other early 1900s buildings. It is east facing with views overlooking Ridgway Park, central city properties and with Durie Hill in the distance. Two storey masonry construction with a classical-style plastered facade, incorporating distinctive features.

The central entrance leads to the board room and multi-office layout, with stairs sweeping to the upper floor. The acclaimed interior is untouched, displaying the timber panelling in the entrance and hallway, ground floor rooms, stairway and top floor. Designed and built as offices for architectural and legal businesses of the era, the current tenants are Mainstreet Whanganui on the ground floor, with engineering and architectural businesses on the upper floor, all established and continuing tenancies.

Just a short walk from this central location to the main hospitality, retail, professional, art and educational businesses of the central city.