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The Coles building was constructed in 1906 of brick with reinforced concrete, for Henry Coles who had a music shop on the ground floor and leased the rest of the building. Descendants of the Coles family owned the building until c1970 when the Palmerston North City Council bought the property and leased the shops. The building was closed in April 1974 and demolished in May 1974, to make way for the new Palmerston North City Council complex.

Identification

Object type
Image
Digitisation ID
2009N_Bc376_BUI_2488
Title
Coles building, The Square
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Bc 376
Held In
Coolstore

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Creation

Created By
Place
The Square, Palmerston North
Date
circa 1972

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Taxonomy

Tags
1970s,
black and white,
buildings,
business,
coles building,
commercial,
photographs,
store,
the square,
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