Royal Hotel, 44 Rangitikei Street

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Royal Hotel, 44 Rangitikei Street

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Palmerston North City Library

Collection

Manawatū Heritage

Description

Erected in 1898 to replace the previous Dawick’s Buffet (a temperance hotel/boarding-house and restaurant that burnt down on 3rd October 1897), this building’s unknown architect was possibly Ernest Larcomb, who had a professional and social relationship with the Dawick family. The brick building contained 40 rooms, including 24 bedrooms and 5 sitting rooms. In 1902 a further 24 rooms (bedrooms and sitting rooms) were added. By 1909, it was advertised as the largest and leading private hotel i...

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Date created

2020-06

Creator

Ian Matheson City Archives

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https://manawatuheritage.pncc.govt.nz/item/db4a7682-196b-429f-b235-b0eec9ed46ca

Locations

44 Rangitikei Street, Palmerston North

Related subjects

building, architecture

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