It seems this home originally started life as a cottage (rear portion), probably constructed as a rental property for Arthur Standish, and was then renovated in the bungalow style during the 1920s (front portion).
Related items:
Taranaki Land Deeds Index I4 page 380. (Archives New Zealand)
Taranaki Deed30 Sheet 1 (1924), ICS Pre 300,000 Cadastral Plan Index (Imaged by LINZ)
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