Pupils and staff outside the first Palmerston North state school
More Info →- Description
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The Public School, on the corner of Main and Duke (now Princess) Streets was built in 1872 and added to in 1879 and 1882. This school building was converted into the first Empire Hotel 1890-1895, after the school moved to Campbell Street, where it operated from 1890-1921, before moving to Featherston Street as Central (Normal) School.
Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Relation
- Public Photograph Collection Sc 2
- Date
- 1885?
- Digitisation id
- 2007P_Sc2_SCH_0397
- Held in
- Coolstore
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Creation
- Created By
- Thomas Lindsay Buick
- Place
- Palmerston North
Object rights
- License
- No Known Restrictions