Devonport Road number 58

Date1 July 2015Reference NumberPhoto 15-228DescriptionIn 2015 retiree Rodney Giddens undertook to provide a photographic record of shop fronts with historic value from the roadside of Tauranga's CBD. Photograph of Devonport Road number 58. Various signs can be made out, including “Northern 19 Star” (as in Norther Star Buildings 1934), “Specsavers Optometrists” and “The Med”.

Built by Tauranga builder Karl Johanson in 1933. The Johanson family appear to have arrived in Tauranga in 1910. Karl Johanson was responsible for also building, within the central business district, the Royal Arcade (66-68 Devonport Road) and the building at 136 Willow Street. In 1931, Johanson purchased the site in a mortgage sale, and built the block next to his previously built (1923) Royal Arcade. The Northern Star Building remained in Johanson family possession at least until the 1950s.
The Northern Star Building on the east side of Devonport Road is designed in a simple stripped Classical style. The building façade is divided into nine bays by fluted pilasters with Corinthian capitals. Each bay has paired originally timber, windows, with toplights above. The same businesses remain on street level.FormatDigitalPhotographer/CreatorGiddens, RodneySourcesvisual check from street 2021 Last edited by: Shirley Arabin

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Map Address56/Devonport Road, Tauranga, Tauranga, 3110, New ZealandLocationDevonport road, Tauranga (New Zealand)Latitude/Longitude^[1]

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Kaitiakitanga StatementWe ask that, in addition to normal copyright and privacy considerations, users of our heritage resources uphold the mana and dignity of the people, communities and places depicted within.Cultural/Ethical StatusNoaRestrictionsNo cultural/ethical restrictions apply. However, the copyright holder has assigned a Creative Commons license. CopyrightGiddens, RodneyCopyright Holder Contact Detailsemail: candr1981@gmail.comLicenseCC BY-NC 4.0AcknowledgementTe Ao Mārama - Tauranga City Libraries Photo 15-228

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Start here:Northern Star Building, 1933- (Place)Part of Photograph SeriesDevonport Road, Tauranga: Rodney Giddens Tauranga CBD and Mount Maunganui Series

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