This villa, which was located on Victoria Road, was built in 1909 for the New Plymouth businessman, Mr. Christopher Carter. It was designed by Frank Messenger and the contract price was £594.00.
The house was 'modernised' in the 1950s, but later these changes were largely removed and more traditional alterations completed by the architect, Paul Goldsmith.
The house was moved off the site in March 2017 and shifted to a lifestyle block at Burgess Park.
Taranaki Land Deed Index I13 Page 317.
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This Should Interest You!! C. Carter "The People's Grocer" (Taranaki Daily News Whiteley Memorial Supplement 7 January 1899)
Former Businessman: Death of Mr.C. Carter (Taranaki Herald 27 September 1945)
Mr.C. Carter's Funeral (Taranaki Herald 29 September 1945)
Location, character define inner-city home (Taranaki Daily News 16 April 2016)
New development replaces house (Taranaki Daily News 1 March 2017)
Taranaki DP2012 Sheet 1 (1903), ICS Pre 300,000 Cadastral Plan Index (Imaged by LINZ)
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