This home in the transitional style was constructed for Mr May in 1911. A permit for a residence on Town Section 257 was granted by the Borough Council in May 1911; the estimated construction cost was £561.
Mr May purchased Town Section 257 in July 1910 and subdivided the section in 1917.
Related items:
Town Section 257, Taranaki Land Deed Index I5 page 580. (Archives New Zealand)
Taranaki DP3709 Sheet 1 (1918), ICS Pre 300,000 Cadastral Plan Index (Imaged by LINZ)
Taranaki DP5743 Sheet 1 (1938), ICS Pre 300,000 Cadastral Plan Index (Imaged by LINZ)
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