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Howie's Cape (Pty) Ltd Cape Town, Western Cape

Date: 1954 Type: Offices Style: International Style Status: Extant   Click to view map Coordinates: 33°55'19.39" S 18°24'59.03" E

Concrete-framed structure with egg-crate fenestration of steel-framed windows. Company did seed distribution and facilities had latest technology for humidity-control and dry storage for seeds which were distributed globally. Writings about this entry Rennie, John for CPIA. 1978. The Buildings of Central Cape Town 1978. Volume Two : Catalogue. Cape Town: Cape Provincial Institute of Architects. pg 61 item 48.3 Shorten, John R. 1963. Cape Town : A record of the Mother City from the earliest days to the present. Cape Town: JR Shorten in association with Shorten and Smith Publications. pg 560 ill, 561