Layout of Transit Housing Settlement, Hokowhitu

Description

Layout of the Transit Camp in Hokowhitu, on what became the site of the Palmerston North Teachers College and later Massey University Hokowhitu campus. After WWII there was a shortage of housing in New Zealand, and this camp provided temporary accommodation for families in need. Bathrooms were not a feature of the units and ablution blocks were supplied for use. The aptly named "H" unit was the most common plan used for the housing. The camp ran from about 1946 to 1960.

Identification

Identifier

2023Pa_PNCC4-8-2-134-2_040990

Archive

Plans - Numbered

Relation

PNCC 4/8/2:0:134/2

Date

1946 to 1947

Digitisation id

2023Pa_PNCC4-8-2-134-2_040990

Format

Other

Held in

PNCC Archives