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Bluestone Store
Bluestone Store

The Bluestone Store is a warehouse building in the Auckland City Centre of New Zealand. Built in 1861, the warehouse operated as the Bluestone Room, a pub and restaurant, from 2003 until 2020. The building was added to the list of Historic Place Category 1 (list of protected buildings and places) by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust on 2 July 1987. It is the oldest surviving stone building in Auckland.

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Bluestone Store
Durham Lane, Auckland City Centre

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Durham Lane 9-11
1010 Auckland, City Centre
Auckland, New Zealand
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