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This house was built in 1902 by Lawrence Laurenson for his family. The Laurenson family continued to occupy it at least until the 1980s. The Laurenson family emigrated from the Shetland Islands arriving on the ‘Avalanche’ in 1875. This building is listed in category 2 of the New Zealand Historic Places Trust register, for architectural significance.

Identification

Object type
Image
Date
1981
Digitisation ID
2015P_Bur201_011168
Format
B&W print
Held In
Coolstore

Creation

Created By
Place
451 College Street, Palmerston North

Object rights

Taxonomy

Community Tags
college street,
fireplace,

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