Julius Vogel - Namesakes

Namesakes

Several things bear his name today:

  • The Sir Julius Vogel Awards for science fiction writing.
  • Suburbs named Vogeltown in Wellington and New Plymouth.
  • Vogel House, the former official residence of New Zealand Prime Ministers for most of the 20th century.
  • Vogel Building in Wellington built for the Ministry of Works, now housing much of the Ministry of Justice.
  • Various streets throughout the country named Vogel Street, such as the one in his former constituency of Dunedin.

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