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St Elmo Courts floor plan

This 1929 floor plan of St Elmo Courts shows that its accommodation ranged from basic bedsits to two-bedroom apartments. The flats were later predominantly converted to offices, but the building was severely damaged in the September 2010 earthquake and was demolished in March 2011.

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Christchurch City Council Archives, Heritage Unit

Reference: CCCPlans St-Elmo-Courts-6-3

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Philip Morrison and Ben Schrader, Inner-city living – City flats, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/zoomify/23743/st-elmo-courts-floor-plan (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Philip Morrison and Ben Schrader, published 6 April 2010.