Plaque outlining history of the building. Description reads as follows:

"This building stands on the site of the first general store in Palmerston North, erected in 1871 by George Mathew Snelson. The site was later occupied by t...

Creator:      Isaac Heaphy
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North City Library, Palmerston North
Date:          February 11, 2022

Athfield Architects design team members John Hardwick-Smith and Clare Athfield discuss the design of the new City library.

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          4 The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          May 22, 1996

A new City Library was opened in Palmerston North in 1996. The building was originally constructed in The Square as the C M Ross Co Ltd department store. It was subsequently owned by Milne and Choyce, DIC and Arthur Barnett. It was bought by the C...

Creator:      Palmerston North City Council
Place:          4 The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1996

Looking across The Square to Arthur Barnett department store. This building was built for C M Ross Co Ltd in 1927-1928. In 1959 it was sold to Milne and Choyce, in 1966 to the D.I.C. which was bought out by Arthur Barnett in 1987. At a time of dec...

Creator:      Ian Matheson
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1993

The building was constructed as part of the C M Ross department store in 1915. C M Ross was sold to Milne and Choyce in 1959, then to the DIC in 1969. Currently it is occupied by a number of separate business and shops (2008).

Creator:      Matt Ryan
Place:          6 Coleman Mall, Palmerston North
Date:          1988

This building was constructed in 1927-1928 for CM Ross and Co Ltd. In 1959 CM Ross sold to Milne and Choyce, and in 1966 it was onsold to the DIC. The DIC subsequently sold to Arthur Barnett in 1989. After closing as a department store in 1991 the...

Creator:      Matt Ryan
Place:          4 The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1988