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The Sir Geoffrey Peren Building (named for the first principal of Massey Agricultural College, previously known as the Old Main Building) was designed by Roy A. Lippincott in the Spanish Mission / Mission Revival style. It was built by Fletcher Construction, with its foundation stone laid in 1929 and opening in 1931. As the main building of Massey Agricultural College it housed lecture rooms, teaching and research laboratories, a library, assembly hall, students' common room and staff studies. It is now used for offices, teaching and research.

Identification

Object type
Image
Digitisation ID
2014S_IMCA-Coolstore_008095
Title
Sir Geoffrey Peren Building, Massey University Palmerston North Campus
Relation
Digital Photograph Collection, with hardcopy held (see Coolstore)
Held In
Coolstore

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Creation

Created By
Place
Palmerston North
Date
1970s

Object rights

Credit Line
Palmerston North City Library

Taxonomy

Tags
education,
tertiary,
Community Tags
historic places trust,

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