Name: Macpherson

Suburb, Kelvin Grove

The grove is named to honour the contribution of the Macpherson family to commerce in Palmerston North. April 2018.

From the late 1890s, Macpherson family businesses have included: grocery, apparel,...

Creator:      Heritage Team, Palmerston North City Library
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          2025

The hotel, located on the corner of Oxford and Stortford streets was built in 1893. A J Havill took over the lease of the Masonic Hotel in 1913. The building was destroyed by fire on 10 July 1934, believed to have originated in a defective chimney...

Date:          1920s

This is the second hotel of the same design on the same site. The original hotel, which contained 22 rooms, was built in 1890 by Rimmer and Craven for Thomas Nelson and did not have a balcony. The architect was John Beard. It subsequently burnt do...

Creator:      A A Pratt
Date:          circa 1909

The Café de Paris was built as an hotel in 1893, opposite Palmerston North Railway Station on the corner of Domain Street and Main Street. The building was demolished in 2016. This photograph was taken for an advertisement in the Dominion newspaper.

Creator:      John Cleland
Date:          July 1971

Everybody's Picture Theatre was built in Coleman Place in 1913 by Arthur Hopwood, who leased the land. It had seating for about 700 people and ran as a picture theatre for almost 16 years. All-day shows were the rule, commencing at 1pm and en...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Coleman Place, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1928

Name: David

Suburb, Palmerston North Central

This street is believed to be named after Mr David Joseph Nathan (1858-1920), sometimes described as the father of the dairying industry. Mr DJ Nathan may have also been the road contractor who...

Creator:      Heritage Team, Palmerston North City Library
Date:          2024

This photograph was created by William James Young in the early 20th century. A large variety of subjects are depicted in the collection, but family, rural life and travel are the most prominent themes. The exact location of the photographs in the...

Creator:      William James Young
Place:          Unknown
Date:          1900 to 1932

This photograph was created by William James Young in the early 20th century. A large variety of subjects are depicted in the collection, but family, rural life and travel are the most prominent themes. The exact location of the photographs in the...

Creator:      William James Young
Date:          1900 to 1932

Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. The role of barmaids and their working conditions in the early 20th century is described. Dolly Grey worked at the Family Hotel, Rangitikei Street in 1904. She was said to be ...

Creator:      Fiona McKergow
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          October 29, 2022

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 24th December 1965 "Seasons Greetings." [The Marton Hotel and surrounding streets with cars and a tree on a very rainy day.]

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Marton
Date:          December 22, 1965

'Highden' was designed by Frederick de Jersey Clere and built in 1898 for the Honourable Walter Woods Johnston. In 1903 a wing, designed by C T Natusch, was added. Highden was bought by the Society of Mary in 1923 and occupied by the Marist Brothe...

Creator:      Victoria Edmond
Place:          Green Road, Awahuri
Date:          2021

The Commercial Hotel was on the corner of The Square and Main Street.

Creator:      Michele Flood
Place:          Corner of Main Street and The Square
Date:          circa 1950

The White Horse Inn on the corner of Carey Street and Pioneer Highway.

Creator:      Adam Melville
Place:          3 Carey Street, Longburn
Date:          2019-05-21T00:00:00+00:00

A portrait of members of the Foxton Floral Committee in front of the Foxton Family Hotel.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Foxton
Date:          1908

The Foxton Family Hotel had a dining room, several sitting rooms, billiard room and commercial room on the Ground Floor, and two sitting rooms, bedrooms and bathrooms on the First Floor. The Proprietor was S.J. Hickson.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Foxton
Date:          circa 1905 to circa 1906

The Grand Hotel stands opposite the All Saints Church on the corner of Church Street and The Square. The Grand is no longer an hotel but is used as an office block, and the All Saints Church is currently closed as an earthquake prone building (20...

Creator:      Arthur McCaffrey
Place:          Corner of Church Street and The Square
Date:          1950s

A group photo on the verandah of the Masonic Hotel. Henry Carey (father of Mavis Power) is on the far right.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          249 Main Street, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1930

The Chateau, a neo-Georgian structure of four stories and basement, was designed by Timaru-based architect Herbert Hall (1880–1939) who modelled it on the Canadian Resort of Lake Louise.

The foundation stone was laid on 10 January 1929. Fletcher...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1929

This photograph was created by William James Young in the early 20th century. A large variety of subjects are depicted in the collection, but family, rural life and travel are the most prominent themes. The exact location of the photographs in the...

Creator:      William James Young
Place:          Taumarunui
Date:          1900 to 1932

The Chateau, a neo-Georgian structure of four stories and basement, was designed by Timaru-based architect Herbert Hall (1880–1939) who modelled it on the Canadian Resort of Lake Louise.

The foundation stone was laid on 10 January 1929. Fletche...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Whakapapa Village
Date:          circa 1929