State Fire Insurance Building, 42 Egmont Street (1922)

This building on Egmont Street, originally built for the State Fire Insurance Department, was designed by well-known New Plymouth architect, Thomas H. Bates. The contractors were J.T. Julian and Sons Ltd. 

It was officially opened by the Minister of Labour, the Hon. J.G. Anderson, on 13 June 1924 - the day after the Palmerston North office. 

The architectural and engineering firm Chapman, Oulsnam, Speirs Ltd. occupied the building for some years and in 2016 the Taranaki Chamber of Commerce moved in.

Plans held by Puke Ariki - ARC2014-010.

Related items:

Town Section (Part) 644, Taranaki Land Deed Index I5 Page 431 (Archives New Zealand)

Taranaki DP970 Sheet 1 (1896), ICS Pre 300,000 Cadastral Plan Index (Imaged by LINZ)

Taranaki DP1144 Sheet 1 (1898), ICS Pre 300,000 Cadastral Plan Index (Imaged by LINZ)

Taranaki DP1283 Sheet 1 (1899), ICS Pre 300,000 Cadastral Plan Index (Imaged by LINZ)

Taranaki DP3902 Sheet 1 (1920), ICS Pre 300,000 Cadastral Plan Index (Imaged by LINZ)

Taranaki DP4067 Sheet 1 (1919), ICS Pre 300,000 Cadastral Plan Index (Imaged by LINZ) 

State Fire Insurance Building (NPDC CBD Heritage Inventory report, Chris Cochran,1995)

New chambers for Chamber (Taranaki Daily News 27 August 2016)