A permit for a residence for Mr Charles Hayward Burgess on Town Section 584, Standish Street, was granted by the Borough Council on 16 December 1912. Whilst the architect is not noted in the building permit register, it was of course designed by J.W. Chapman-Taylor; the estimated cost of construction was noted as £1000.
Puke Ariki holds plans for "Plas Mawr" as drawn by Jenny Goddard for the then Taranaki Museum in 1980. (ARC2009-162)
The home is registered as a Category 1 Historic Place with Heritage New Zealand.
Further reading: The Life and Times of James Walter Chapman-Taylor, Judy Siers (2007). TRCT720.92 CHA (pages 150-153).
Related documents and plans:
A New Zealand Bungalow That Shows the True Craftsman's Art (The Craftsman Vol XXVI 3 June 1914)
Auction Notice (Daily News 24 October 1964)
"Plas Mawr" for sale in 1995, Daily News articles and advertisement (January/February 1995)
Plan of part of the Education Reserves in New Plymouth - Lower Westown DP655 (1894), ICS Pre 300,000 Cadastral Plan Index (Imaged by LINZ)
Taranaki DP2940 Sheet 1 Part Sections 584 And 585 (1911), ICS Pre 300,000 Cadastral Plan Index (Imaged by LINZ)
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