New Plymouth Girls' High School Gymnasium was designed by noted New Plymouth architect Thomas Herbert Bates in 1941.
Bates advertised for tenders in March 1941, and the successful bid was submitted by Boon Bros. Ltd.
The gymnasium was officially opened by the Minister of Education, the Hon. H.G.R. Mason on 15 November 1941.
Related items:
Gymnasium Plan: Old Girls' offer of £500 (Taranaki Daily News 24 September 1940)
Girls' High School: Gymnasium plans (Taranaki Daily News 28 January 1941)
Cabinet makes grant for Girls' High Gymnasium (Taranaki Daily News 3 May 1941)
Grant from Education Department (Taranaki Daily News 27 May 1941)
New Plymouth Old Girls' Aid Gymnasium Fund (Taranaki Daily News 8 May 1941)
New Gymnasium at Girls' High School Almost Completed (Taranaki Daily News 15 August 1941)
New Facilities at N.P. Girls' High School (Taranaki Daily News 8 November 1941)
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