When this house in Young Street was demolished the Taranaki Herald reported that although the exterior of the house was somewhat dilapidated, the "house contains material that is as sound as the day the place was built". Later it was reported that a rusted cannonball had been found during the demolition.
It is likely the house dates from the late 1840s or early 1850s. The first owner was New Plymouth merchant Richard Brown who was also editor of the Taranaki Herald for a brief time. Brown died in Waitara in 1860 as a result of wounds suffered in the Taranaki Wars.
Subsequent owners included Henry Julian and Richard Jury, who both ran carrying and cab services from the house.
The house was replaced by a stucco bungalow, which in turn was demolished and a commercial building erected in 2014.
Related items:
Town Section 615, Taranaki Land Deed Index I1 Page 241. (Archives New Zealand)
Taranaki DP1482 Sheet 1 (1900), ICS Pre 300,000 Cadastral Plan Index (Imaged by LINZ)
Taranaki DP6009 Sheet 1 (1941), ICS Pre 300,000 Cadastral Plan Index (Imaged by LINZ)
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