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Description

This building was constructed in 1876 by a company known as The Public Hall Limited and was later sold to the Palmerston North Borough Council. The building stood on the corner of The Square and Fitzherbert Avenue. The rear portion of the building was a public hall, while the front portion housed the offices of the Borough Council and the Manawatu Highways Board. The first Public Library was also housed in the upstairs portion of this building. The hall was destroyed by fire in 1885.

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Bm 14
Date
circa 1880
Digitisation ID
2009N_Bm14_BUI_2678
Held In
Coolstore

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