The opening ceremony for the Girls' Hostel, Christchurch Technical College

29 April 1913

The opening ceremony for the Girls' Hostel, Christchurch Technical College

29 April 1913

The Hostel is located at Sullivan Avenue, Woolston. "On April 29 the Hon R. H. Rhodes opened the Girls' Hostel established by the Board of Governors of the Christchurch Technical College. The hostel is a large and imposing two-storey brick building, with black and white facings. It stands in a block of land at Woolston containing eleven acres, which have been laid out in lawns, gardens, tennis courts and playgrounds. The building has been finished artistically, and is quite up to date in all respects. The approximate cost, including furnishing, was

Area: South East / Woolston

Source: Canterbury times, 7 May 1913, p.38

Reference ID: CCL-KPCD06-0056

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