Category 2 historic place

DIC Building (Former)

4-9 The Square, Palmerston North · Palmerston North City

DIC Building (Former), Palmerston North. Was originally C M Ross department store built 1928, was also owned and operated by Milne and Choyce, then DIC and later Arthur Barnett. It was bought by the City Council and renovated as the Public Library, opening 1996
Photo: Elise Meyrick, 2012, © Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga

DIC Building (Former) is a Category 2 historic place on the New Zealand Heritage List / Rārangi Kōrero, entered on 2 July 1982. It was built in 1927, designed by AR Allen and HL Hickson.

List entry
Historic Place Category 2
List number
1256
Entered on the list
2 July 1982
Status
Listed
Built
1927
Architects and builders
McMillan Bros Limited (Builder); AR Allen and HL Hickson (Architectural Partnership)
Used as
Library
Formerly
Department Store, Shop
Also known as
DIC Building; City Library; DIC Department Store; Palmerston North City Library; Roscos; CM Ross and Company Ltd
Public access
Private/No Public Access
Council
Palmerston North City Council
Region
Manawatū-Whanganui

Later work

Modification 1987 · Modification 1996 · Modification 1959 · Modification 1966

The property

Photos