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Savage Memorial Hall - Public Library
Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth), Eastern Cape

Henry Arthur (Harry) CHEERS: Architect
Orlando MIDDLETON: Project Architect

Date:1902
Type:Library
Style:Victorian Gothic Revival
Status:Extant
Street:Market Square

 


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Coordinates:
33°57'43.05" S 25°37'22.31" E

The erection of this library was made possible by a donation from the Estate of William Savage and a subsidy from the Colonial Government.

(NM; SAB Jan 1925:13 ill; Dwgs, specs and bills now in possession of Meredith Woods, Johnson & Schrader, Port Elizabeth)

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.


References:

Gaylard, Shaun & McDougall, Brett . 2022. RSA 365 : 365 Drawings of South African Architecture. Johannesburg: Blank Ink Design. pg 90, 91 ill
Picton-Seymour, Désirée. 1989. Historical Buildings in South Africa. Cape Town: Struikhof Publishers. pg 104
Richardson, Deirdré. 2001. Historic Sites of South Africa. Cape Town: Struik Publishers. pg 39