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Early Workers' Dwelling - State Housing in New Zealand

Children at the gate of one of the first workers' dwellings, 13 Patrick Street, Petone. This state house is indistinguishable from private houses constructed at the same time.

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  • The first state house, 1937
    State housing

Keywords

state housing
petone
architecture
Credit

Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: PA1-q-103-051-1
Photographer: Albert Percy Godber
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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'Early Workers' Dwelling - State Housing in New Zealand', URL: /media/photo/early-workers-dwelling, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 21-Jul-2014

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