page_title: Mutual Life & Citizens Assurance Company Building
hierarchical_section_title: Mutual Life & Citizens Assurance Company Building
caption_attribution_description: English: MLC Building, Lambton Quay, Wellington, New Zealand. Panorama of three images stitched together with Hugin using a Cylindrical projection.
context_page_description: The Mutual Life & Citizens Assurance Company Building is a building located on the corner of Lambton Quay, Hunter Street and Featherston Street in Wellington, New Zealand.
  The MLC building was completed in 1940 at a cost of £101,494 by W.M. Angus Ltd. for the, Australian-based insurance company, Mutual Life and Citizens Assurance Company. MLC operated its head office out of this building until 1985, when the New Zealand branch of the firm was taken over by New Zealand Insurance.
  The clock on the building was installed in 1953.
  The building is classified as a "Category I" historic place by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust.
context_section_description: The Mutual Life & Citizens Assurance Company Building (also known as Richard Ellis House or the MLC building) is a building located on the corner of Lambton Quay, Hunter Street and Featherston Street in Wellington, New Zealand.
  The MLC building was completed in 1940 at a cost of £101,494 by W.M. Angus Ltd. for the, Australian-based insurance company, Mutual Life and Citizens Assurance Company. MLC operated its head office out of this building until 1985, when the New Zealand branch of the firm was taken over by New Zealand Insurance.
  The clock on the building was installed in 1953 (3 months too late for celebrations for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II).
  The building is classified as a "Category I" ("places of special or outstanding historical or cultural heritage significance or value") historic place by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust.
caption: Viewed from Lambton Quay
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