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Town Hall - Museum
Mahikeng, North West

ROGERS and ROSS: Architect
Morris (Morrie) Jacob HARRIS: Supervising Architect

Date:1902
Type:Town Hall
Status:Adaptive re-use

 


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Coordinates:
25°51'48.46" S 25°38'31.82" E Alt: 1278m

(Afr Archt Nov 1912: 91-2)

The collecting and safekeeping of historical material relating to [Mahikeng] was initiated by the local Rotarians. Part of the old Town Hall was then set aside for its display, and in 1976 the small collection was proclaimed a provincial museum. (Fransen 1978: 70-71)

All truncated references not fully cited below are those of Joanna Walker's original text and cited in full in the 'Bibliography' entry of the Lexicon.


Books that reference Town Hall - Museum

Fransen, Hans. 1978. Guide to the Museums of Southern Africa. Cape Town: Galvin & Sales (Pty) Ltd, for the Southern African Museums Association. pg 70-71
Johnson Barker, Brian, Maclay, George & Steyn, Alfie (Eds). 1987. Off the Beaten Track : Selected Day Drives in Southern Africa. Cape Town: AA The Motorist Publications (Pty). pg 32