This building on the corner of Gover and Gill Streets was erected in 1926-27. A building permit for it was issued to Boon Bros. on 23 November 1926 (Town Section 1388) and the estimated cost was £1,500.
The building firm Boon Bros. Ltd. was founded in 1895 and is responsible for many commercial buildings and private dwellings in New Plymouth.
The architects were Messenger, Griffiths and Taylor and it was built by Boon Bros. Ltd.
Related items:
Town Section 1388, Taranaki Land Deed Index I5 Page 590. (Archives New Zealand)
Taranaki (Lot 1) DP13433 Sheet 1 (1981), ICS Pre 300,000 Cadastral Plan Index (Imaged by LINZ)
Boon Bros. Ltd Advertisement (Taranaki Herald Centennial Issue 1852-1952)
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