This building was erected in 1966 for Mr & Mrs A. Hartley. The original plans indicate the coffee lounge (Aladdins) was on the ground floor and offices were located on the upper level.
A building permit was issued on 26 September 1966, with an estimated cost of £14,000. The architect was Edgar T. Collins and the contractors were H.F. Snowden Construction.
Later, the building became the retail outlet, 'Ski & Sports Centre'. In 2016 the architects, Boon, Goldsmith Bhasker Brebner designed new office premises in the space for the firm, International Volunteer Headquarters (IVHQ). The design, which included a large vertical garden, collected two awards at the Western Architecture Awards in May 2016.
The building which was demolished (see circled in this image from the Puke Ariki collection LN864 : A.1.43) to make way for new coffee lounge was probably built in the 1870s.
Related documents:
Aladdins Coffee Lounge (Under new management), Taranaki Herald (10 June 1971)
Devon Street West (South side) Heritage Inventory Entry, NPDC CBD Heritage Inventory (1995)
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