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Menu Home Upfront Now Up Books Towns Structures People Firms Lexicon DREYER, Francis Louis Born: 1900 08 10 Died: c1980 Architect SACA: Reg No: 449 Year registered: 1928 Born in Stellenbosch, nothing is yet known about Dreyer's training but his address in 1927 was c/o P Rogers COOKE, Anmercosa House in Johannesburg. He appears to have worked as accommodation officer with the PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT until he left to enter into partnership with PR Cooke in 1945 (cf COOKE & DREYER). Dreyer seems to have looked after the Pretoria end of the business. Central House at the corner of Central and Pretorius Sts, Pretoria was designed by Cooke and Dreyer in 1948. By 1959 and again in 1969 he was recorded as a salaried member to the Transvaal Institute in the employ of the DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS in Pretoria. (ISAA mem list) Submitted an entry for the Competition for the new Prime Minister's Residence - unplaced. Books citing DREYER ISAA. 1959. The Yearbook of the Institute of South African Architects and Chapter of SA Quantity Surveyors 1958-1959 : Die Jaarboek van die Instituut van Suid-Afrikaanse Argitekte en Tak van Suid-Afrikaanse Bourekenaars 1958-1959. Johannesburg: ISAA. pp 89, 194 ISAA. 1969. The Yearbook of the Institute of South African Architects and Chapter of SA Quantity Surveyors 1968-1969 : Die Jaarboek van die Instituut van Suid-Afrikaanse Argitekte en Tak van Suid-Afrikaanse Bourekenaars 1968-1969. Johannesburg: ISAA. pp 91, 139