This building was Palmerston North’s fourth Post Office, operating from 1906-1988. The original 1906 building was extended towards Broadway and up Main Street in the early 1920s and in 1937. It was originally built with a clock tower but this was removed in 1942 after an earthquake for safety reasons and the clock and chimes were re-housed in the ‘new’ clock tower in The Square in 1957.

Post Office, Palmerston North
Identification
Creation
- Created By
- Maurice Thompson
- Date
- August 21, 1966
Object rights
- Credit Line
- Palmerston North City Library
- License
- By Attribution Alone
Taxonomy
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