NAB House

{{distinguish|text=[[140 St Georges Terrace]], Perth}} {{Use Australian English|date=May 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Infobox building |name = NAB House |image = NAB Building01.jpg |image_size = 150px |caption = NAB House |location = 86 Collins Street, [[Hobart]] |coordinates = {{coord|-42.881988|147.32946|display=inline,title}} |completion_date = 1968 |opening_date = 1968 |building_type = Office tower |roof = {{convert|58|m|ft|abbr=on}} |floor_count = 14 |elevator_count = |floor_area = |architect = Charles Crawford of Crawford deBavay and Cripps references = <ref>{{cite web | year = 2009 | url = http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&lng=3&id=ampbuilding-hobart-australia | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130410184747/http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&lng=3&id=ampbuilding-hobart-australia | url-status = usurped | archive-date = 10 April 2013 | title = AMP building, Hobart | publisher = [[Emporis.com]] | accessdate = 2009-08-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | year = 2009 | url = http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=9103 | title = Cities | publisher = [[Skyscraperpage.com]] | accessdate = 2009-08-28}}</ref> |website = {{URL|https://www.kalisproperty.com.au/tolease}} }} '''NAB House''' (formerly known as the '''[[AMP Limited|AMP]] Building''') is an A-grade office building situated in [[Hobart]], Tasmania. It is the [[List of tallest buildings in Hobart|4th tallest building in Hobart]].

==History and Construction== In 1884, the '''[[AMP Limited|Australian Mutual Provident Society]]''' (AMP) constructed their first Hobart offices on the corner of Collins and Elizabeth Streets, Hobart.<ref>{{cite news|title=Australian Mutual Provident Society's New Offices in Launceston|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article12729310|accessdate=21 April 2013|newspaper=The Mercury|date=27 October 1891}}</ref> The A.M.P Society building, which was designed by [[Henry Hunter (architect)|Henry Hunter]], was a large three-storey building with a sandstone façade and figurehead typical of Victorian-era architectural works.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hunter, Henry (1832–1892)|url=https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/hunter-henry-3825|work=Australian Dictionary of Biography|publisher=Australian National University|access-date=21 April 2013}}</ref> These offices were reconstructed and redeveloped in 1913, and subsequently featured a large sandstone archway entrance. In 1968, the building was demolished for the construction of a newer and more modern office tower which stands to this present day.

[[File:Anniversary Arch Hobart 20171119-021.jpg|thumb|left|Anniversary Arch in the botanical gardens]] The tall sandstone archway which stood over the entrance to the original 1913 building was donated by AMP in 1968 to the [[Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens]], where it received a decorative carving commemorating the foundation of the Gardens and the re-erection of the archway.<ref>{{cite web|title=AMP Archway - Hobart, Tasmania|url=http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM6YY6_AMP_Archway_Hobart_Tasmania|publisher=waymarking.com|accessdate=21 April 2013}}</ref> The arch has since been a large feature of the gardens, and a plaque is fitted to it discussing the Gardens and the AMP donation.

The '''AMP Building''', which the new tower was named, became Hobart's tallest building in 1968 until the construction of the [[Wrest Point Hotel Casino]] in 1973. In 2011, the primary tenant of the building changed to the [[National Australia Bank]] (NAB), and subsequently the building was renamed '''NAB House'''. Signage was also added, with the removal of the AMP sign and the installation of an LED-lighted sign.<ref>{{cite web|title=Spidertech signs off on NAB House|url=http://spidertech.com.au/?p=190|publisher=Spidertech Pty Ltd|accessdate=21 April 2013}}</ref>

NAB House remains one of the tallest buildings in Tasmania, and a prominent landmark in Hobart City.

== See also == * [[List of tallest buildings in Hobart]]

==References== {{Commons category|NAB Building}} {{reflist|2}}

[[Category:Buildings and structures in Hobart]] [[Category:Landmarks in Hobart]] [[Category:Office buildings in Australia]] [[Category:Office buildings completed in 1968]] [[Category:Modernist architecture in Australia]]