At 36 Taranaki Street. The Art Deco building was designed by Swan & Lavelle and built in 1937 for Van Stavern Bros Ltd, merchants and importers. Barend Van Staveren founded the firm with two brothers, Isaac and Herman. The firm was closed in 1980s. [Source: Walk 2. Explore Wellington. Wellington City Council]
Van Staveren Bros Ltd
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City of Hastings Public Library :Photographs of New Zealand towns
Date: [ca 1920-1943]
By: Jones, Frederick Nelson, 1881-1962; Deste, Eileen, 1909-1986; Hastings Public Library (N.Z.)
Reference: PAColl-0365
Description: A collection of photographs including views of Nelson by F N Jones, buildings and earthquake damage in Wellington in 1943 and others from around the country including three hand-touched photographs of Napier and Hastings. The photographs of Wellington are captioned with the building the weather conditions when the photographs were taken and whether flash was used. Quantity: 55 b&w original photographic print(s).