"Timata Ora" was erected as maternity home in 1928 by Boon Brothers for Sister S. E. Ellis. The architect was Thomas H. Bates and a building permit for the house was issued to Sister Ellis in August 1928 - the estimated cost was £2250. In December 1928 advertisements appeared in the Taranaki Daily News announcing that Mrs Ellis had moved to, " the new and up-to-date Nursing Home".
The maternity home closed in 1957 and the house was converted into a private residence. It was later converted to a bed and breakfast.
Related documents and plan:
Town Section 1542, Taranaki Land Deed Index I13 Page 152 (Archives New Zealand)
Taranaki DP1076 Sheet 1 (1897), ICS Pre 300,000 Cadastral Plan Index (Imaged by LINZ)
Taranaki DP3941 Sheet 1 (1920), ICS Pre 300,000 Cadastral Plan Index (Imaged by LINZ)
Taranaki DP4851 Sheet 1 (1927) ICS Pre 300,000 Cadastral Plan Index (Imaged by LINZ)
Found Dead: Well-Known Resident (Taranaki Herald 1 October 1941)
New Plymouth resident found dead in her flat (Taranaki Daily News 1 October 1941)
Impressive tribute paid to Sister Ellis (Taranaki Daily News 3 October 1941)
Timata Ora Home Leased to Taranaki Hospital Board (Taranaki Herald 21 December 1949)
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