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Date: 1878 : 1893 : 1898 : 1899 Client: JR Whitton Type: College Status: Demolished Street: Roeland Street   Click to view map Coordinates: 33°55'49.15" S 18°25'13.15" E

This teachers' training college was established by the Dutch Reformed Church, on the old Rust en Vreugd property at the corner of Roeland Street and Buitenkant. The college was built next to the house, which was used as a residence for the students. Aerial survey photos show that the college building was demolished some time between 1958 and 1968. (Arthur Radburn, August 2025) Timeline: 1878: College built. 1893: Covered Swimming pool by R ESDON (Pryce-Lewis list 2 869). 1898: Gymnastics Hall by Robert MacBeth ROBERTSON (Pryce-Lewis list 4 545). 1899: Classroom and Assembly Hall by Robert MacBeth ROBERTSON (Pryce-Lewis list 4 702). 1907: Toilets added by HAWKE and McKINLAY (Pryce-Lewis list 7 999). References: Dreyer, Andries. 1907. Historisch album van de Nederduitsche Gereformeerde Kerk in Zuid-Afrika. No. 1, De Ring van Kaapstad. Kaapstad: Cape Times. pg 168-171