Avon House was built for the Sisters of Mercy, and opened by Archbishop Redwood 8 December 1904. The architect was Frederick de Jersey Clere. It was used as a convent by the Catholic Church until 1925, when a new convent was built in Fitchett Str...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Broadway Avenue, Palmerston North
Date:          September 17, 1979

The Fitchett Street Convent was the third built for the Sisters of Mercy in Palmerston North. It was designed by Clere and Clere and built by Trevor Bros in 1925 -1926. It was orginally part of a complex of buildings, with two primary schools and ...

Creator:      C Campbell
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1984