This building was constructed in 1927-1928 for CM Ross and Co Ltd. In 1959 CM Ross sold to Milne and Choyce, and in 1966 it was onsold to the DIC. The DIC subsequently sold to Arthur Barnett in 1989. After closing as a department store in 1991 the building was acquired by the PNCC who extensively redesigned it as the Palmerston North City Library, opening 1996. It is a listed heritage building.
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Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Identifier
- 2009-72
- Relation
- Coolstore
- Date
- 1988
- Digitisation ID
- 2010P_IMCA-DigitalMaster_4142
- Format
- Colour print
- Held In
- IMCA Digital Archive
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Creation
- Created By
- Peter Patten
- Place
- 4 The Square, Palmerston North
Object rights
- License
- By Attribution Alone
Taxonomy
- Community Tags
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