Demolition of the Municipal Opera House
Object type
Image
- Description
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The Municipal Opera House of Palmerston North, designed by F J Wilson and built by J Trevor and Sons, was erected in 1904-1905 and opened on 12 July 1905. In 1952 it was condemned as unsafe by the Palmerston North City Council and was strengthened and substantially remodelled both inside and out in 1955. It was sold by the PNCC to a businessman in 1994 and demolished in October 1996.
Identification
- Identifier
- 2025P_RayCarter-S1-F1_043412_001
- Archive
- Ray Carter
- Relation
- CA: Ray Carter, Series 1, Folder 1
- Date
- October 1996
- Digitisation id
- 2025P_RayCarter-S1-F1_043412_001
- Format
- Colour print
- Held in
- Community Archives
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Creation
- Created By
- Ray Carter
- Place
- 380 Church Street
Object rights
- License
- Attribution + NonCommercial