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| | Long Street 117 Central Cape Town, Western Cape Anthony (Antonie) Mauritz DE WITT: Architect
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Date: | C1895 | Type: | Commercial mixed use | |
Status: | Extant | Street: | 117 Long Street |
Click to view mapCoordinates: 33°55'23.09" S 18°25'07.17" E Alt: 36m | | Ascribed to De Witt (Rennie, Fransen).
Although called 'Victorian', because of the origins and influences of the designer it is more properly termed 'Wilhelminian'. Desmond 2007:58 ascribes the building to a ROBERTSON according to the original drawings.
Books that reference Long Street 117 Fransen, Hans. 2004. The old buildings of the Cape. A survey of extant architecture from before c1910 in the area of Cape Town - Calvinia - Colesberg - Uitenhage. Johannesburg & Cape Town: Jonathan Ball Publishers. pg 42 | Martin, Desmond. 2007. Walking Long Street. Cape Town: Struik. pg 58 | Rennie, John for CPIA. 1978. The Buildings of Central Cape Town 1978. Volume Two : Catalogue. Cape Town: Cape Provincial Institute of Architects. pg 149 item 56.27 |
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