A permit was granted to E. Fair on 12 June 1928 for the construction of 8 shops on Part Town Sections 1444 and 1445, Devon Street - Boon Bros were the builders, and the estimated construction cost was £3644. Mr Ernest Fair was a Fielding-based businessman.
The shops were designed by noted New Plymouth architects Messenger, Griffiths & Taylor, who called for tenders in April 1928.
Related items:
Town Section1444, Taranaki Land Deed Index I1 page 180. (Archives New Zealand)
Town Section1445, Taranaki Land Deed Index I1 page 231. (Archives New Zealand)
Taranaki DP1280 Sheet 1 (1899), ICS Pre 300,000 Cadastral Plan Index (Imaged by LINZ)
Tenders Invited (Taranaki Daily News 24 April 1928 p8)
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