The City Council bought the Arthur Barnett department store in 1992, converting it into the new City Library, which opened in 1996. The building was originally constructed as the C M Ross Co Ltd department store in 1928, and was subsequently owned by Milne and Choyce, the DIC and Arthur Barnett.

Construction of new Palmerston North City Library
Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Digitisation ID
- 2008P_PNCC-LIB_CMROSS_1653
- Title
- Construction of new Palmerston North City Library
- Held In
- PNCC Archives
Creation
- Created By
- Palmerston North City Council
- Place
- 4 The Square, Palmerston North
- Date
- circa 1996
Object rights
- License
- Some Restrictions May Apply
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