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The Palmerston North City Library building was originally built as the C M Ross (Rosco) department store in 1927-1928. In 1992 it was bought by the Palmerston North City Council and converted into a new City Library. Ian Athfield, the architect, maintained much of the facade and original features but the building was extensively rebuilt and enlarged to become the building it is today.

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
IMCA Digital Archive
Date
2018
Digitisation ID
2021P_IMCA-DigitalMaster_033630
Format
Born Digital

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architecture,
buildings,
c m ross,
library,
rosco,
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