John Nairn established his market garden business at the end of College Street, as it was then, in 1893. In all seven glass houses and other buildings were built over the years. The family business largely grew tomatoes, cucumbers and grapes. The...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          College Street, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1920 to circa 1929

Constructed in 1896 this was the first of six glasshouses built by John Nairn for his commercial vinery, with the last being built in 1937. They were all dismantled in 1959 because of demand for land for housing, Nairn Crescent being developed t...

Creator:      Evening Post, Wellington
Place:          College Street, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1896

John Nairn came to Palmerston North from the South Island and purchased a property, then at the end of College Street, in 1893. It was on this property that he built his house and the Manawatu Vineries business. He built a series of glasshouses ir...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          College Street, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1920

John Nairn established his market garden business at the end of College Street, as it was then, in 1893. In all, seven glass houses and other buildings were built over the years. The family business largely grew tomatoes, cucumbers and grapes. Th...

Creator:      New Zealand Farmer Stock and Station Journal No. 104
Place:          College Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1908

John Nairn established his market garden business at the end of College Street, as it was then, in 1893. In all, seven glass houses and other buildings were built over the years. The family business largely grew tomatoes, cucumbers and grapes. Jo...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          College Street, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1905

John Nairn established his market garden business at the end of College Street, as it was then, in 1893. In all seven glass houses and other buildings were built over the years. The family business largely grew tomatoes, cucumbers and grapes. The...

Creator:      Attwood and Co.
Place:          College Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1898

John Nairn established his market garden business at the end of College Street, as it was then, in 1893. In all seven glass houses and other buildings were built over the years. The family business largely grew tomatoes, cucumbers and grapes. The...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          College Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1958

John Nairn came to Palmerston North from the South Island and purchased a property then at the end of College Street in 1893. It was on this property that he built his house and market gardening business. He built a series of glasshouses, irrigat...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          College Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1930 to 1948

This artesian well, on John Nairn’s property, was the first well bored in Palmerston North. Water was found at 210 feet and was used to water the Nairn’s glasshouses. The bore was situated between Nairn’s house and College Street in what is now ...

Creator:      Attwood and Co.
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1905