McGavin House

McGavin House, also known as the former Red Cross Building, is a building in Wellington, New Zealand, classified as a Category 1 Historic Place (places of "special or outstanding historical or cultural heritage significance or value") by Heritage New Zealand.

[1] The building was designed by Willilam Turnbull and constructed in 1907 for Dr Donald McGavin as his home and surgery.

[2] The building is constructed of brick with decorative jarrah timber facings in a Tudor style.

Other Tudor features are the leadlight windows, slightly projecting upper floor with exposed beams and lead rainwater head with the date 1908 beaten into it.

From 1944 to 1947 the building was occupied by the United Industries Club, an organisation created to support young women living away from home in the city.

Black and white photograph of building in 1960.
Red Cross Building, 1960