The police station was opened by Peter Fraser (Minister of Police 1935-1949 and Prime Minister of New Zealand, 1940-1949) and Robert Semple (former Minister of Public Works) on 28 September 1938. The building still stands in Church Street, directly across from St Andrew's Church. It was designed by J T Mair (Government Architect) and built by Bodell and Co. Ltd.
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Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Digitisation ID
- 2014P_Pol2d_007553
- Title
- Police Station, Church Street, Palmerston North
- Held In
- Coolstore
- Original held in
- Public Photograph Collection Pol 2d
- Date
- 1950
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Creation
- Created By
- Unknown
- Place
- 351-361 Church Street, Palmerston North
Object rights
- License
- By Attribution Alone
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