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L. G. West, Plan for Man's Whare at Old People's Home Site, Awapuni
- Description
This plan of a two room dwelling, comprising of a livingroom and bedroom, was designed by L. G. West for the Palmerston North Hospital and Charitable Aid Board. Planning for the Awapuni Old People's Home commenced in 1911 and the facility was opened in April 1915 by the Minister of Public Health, the Honorable R. Heaton Rhodes. Initially, it provided accommodation for eight women and 24 men. The Danish-born architect Ludolph Georg West (1846-1919) established an architectural practice in Palmerston North in about 1880. In 1912 he formed a partnership with is son, Ernest Vilhem West, who continued the business after his father's death.
Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Archive
- L G West & Son
- Date
- 1912
- Digitisation ID
- 2021Pa_LGWest-S4-96_035146
- Format
- Paper
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