Fisher's Building

Christchurch City, New Zealand

No longer standing

Demolished or destroyed.

The Fisher's Building was a 19th-century Venetian Gothic structure in central Christchurch, New Zealand, designed by architect William Armson in 1872 and constructed of concrete and brick in 1880. Originally built as an extension to the City Chambers on a corner site at the intersection of High Street and Hereford Street, its triangular footprint and distinctive verandah with ornate detailing made it one of Christchurch's rare surviving examples of Venetian Gothic architecture. Initially leased to Thomas Richard Fisher for his tea and grocery store, the building subsequently passed through numerous owners, including Henry Slater Richards and his three sons, and became associated with the Hanafin family chemist business from 1929. Despite restoration efforts in the 1970s and ongoing maintenance, the Fisher's Building sustained severe damage in the 2011 Christchurch earthquake and was demolished in July 2011.