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Scott's Barracks Makhanda (Grahamstown), Eastern Cape Pieter (Piet) RETIEF: Architect

Date: 1823 Type: Barracks Status: Demolished

Piet Retief was awarded the contract for the erection of Scott's Barracks, to SCOTT's design. The contract was awarded May 1822 and work proceeded with interruptions. Retief, frequently away on warlike engagements, was unable and perhaps unqualified to supervise the construction. The barracks were completed in 1823 but the collapse of structural work following exceptional storms a few months later, led to the sale and demolition of the building. References: Lewcock, Ronald. 1963. Early Nineteenth Century Architecture in South Africa : a study of the interaction of two cultures, 1795-1837. Cape Town: AA Balkema. pg 241-244