This house was built in 1902 by Lawrence Laurenson for his family. The Laurenson family continued to occupy it at least until the 1980s. The Laurenson family emigrated from the Shetland Islands arriving on the ‘Avalanche’ in 1875. This building is listed in category 2 of the New Zealand Historic Places Trust register, for architectural significance.

Coal range, 451 College Street
Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Digitisation ID
- 2010N_Bur200_3093
- Title
- Coal range, 451 College Street
- Relation
- PNCC Series 7/8/5
- Held In
- Coolstore
Creation
- Created By
- E Creamer
- Place
- 451 College Street, Palmerston North
- Date
- 1981
Object rights
- Credit Line
- Palmerston North City Library
- License
- Attribution + NonCommercial
Taxonomy
- Community Tags
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