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Description

Plans for houses and ablution blocks for the Transit Camp in Hokowhitu. Both the houses and the ablution blocks were planned to be constructed from re-purposed army huts. Units were also built for purpose.

Post WWII there was a shortage of housing in New Zealand, and this camp provided temporary accommodation for families in need. Bathrooms were not a feature of the units and ablution blocks were supplied for use. The camp ran from about 1946 to 1960.

Identification

Object type
plans
Archive
PNCC
Relation
PNCC 4/8/2 Plan M134/9
Date
1945 to 1946
Digitisation id
2017Pa_PNCC4-8-2-M134-9_019988
Format
Other
Held In
"PNCC Archives"

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Taxonomy

Tags
housing,
pncc,
transit camp,
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Related items

Layout of Transit Housing Camp
Transit housing plans
Proposed Layout - Transit Housing Area, Hokowhitu
Layout of Transit Housing Settlement, Hokowhitu
Rifle Range and Transit Camp Survey Details
'A Garden City of New Zealand' promotional booklet
"Cluster Houses" on Church Street
"Cluster Houses" on Church Street - Kitchen
Plan for flats as transit housing
Site Coverage of Residential Sections in Palmerston North City
"Cluster Houses" on Church Street
"Cluster Houses" on Church Street - Interior