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Long Street 117
Central Cape Town, Western Cape

Anthony (Antonie) Mauritz DE WITT: Architect

Date:C1895
Type:Commercial mixed use
Status:Extant
Street:117 Long Street

 


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Coordinates:
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