This square fronted villa was probably constructed for H. J. V. Hasluck in the early 1900s. Hasluck purchased Lot 10 of this subdivision of Part of Town Belt A from 'Wright' in May 1902 - he retained ownership of the section until his death in early 1907, when ownership presumably passed to his wife. This portion of the section was sold to 'Blackburn' in August 1919.
It is part of a row of three early 1900s homes now uncommon in New Plymouth. These homes were close to the location of the engine sheds (located near where Kawaroa Close is now) and may have been rented by railways workers.
The Hasluck's lived at 95 Belt Road and appear to have owned property across New Plymouth. A number of advertisements for houses to let are listed in the Taranaki Herald and Taranaki Daily News in the 1900s and 1910s - the contact is W. Hasluck, and later Mrs Hasluck, Belt Road.
Related items:
Taranaki DP61 Sheet1 (1881), ICS Pre 300,000 Cadastral Plan Index (Imaged by LINZ)
Taranaki Land Deeds Index I14 page 803 and I13, page 776. (Archives New Zealand)
163 Belt Road (later 97 Belt Road) for sale (Taranaki Herald 18 December 1917)
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