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Cowling's Hotel Claremont, Cape Town, Western Cape John PARKER: Architect

Date: 1901 Type: Hotel Status: Demolished c1978 Street: 110 Main Rd

(PSB:103) This was a rebuild of the existing Cowling's Hotel, with two conspicuous Cape Dutch Revival gables. The hotel closed in the 1960s and the building was converted into shops and offices. Together with the adjoining buildings, it was demolished c1978 to make way for The Link shopping centre. (Arthur Radburn, November 2023) 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.