Caccia Birch Convalescent Home, Te Awe Awe Street

Description

Built for Jacob Nannestad, a sawmiller, this house was bought by John Henderson Pollock Strang in 1903. In 1921 it was sold to William Caccia Birch. It remained in the Caccia Birch family until gifted to the Government in 1941. The house had various uses, including as a Convalescent Home and was eventually given to the Palmerston North City Council. It is now called Caccia Birch and serves as a function centre.

Identification

Relation

Public Photograph Collection Bur 95

Date

1950

Digitisation id

2010P_Bur95_3426

Held in

Coolstore