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Colonnade Building Central Cape Town, Western Cape Anthony (Antonie) Mauritz DE WITT: Architect

Date: 1895 Type: Offices Style: Eclectic ZA Wilhelmiens Status: Demolished Street: Greenmarket Square / Shortmarket St

One of De Witt's "most successful designs" (Picton-Seymour 1977: 61). It housed his offices. Alterations recorded in 1897 (Pryce-Lewis list). This building was replaced by the Commercial Union Building in 1930. References: Picton-Seymour, Désirée. 1977. Victorian Buildings in South Africa. Cape Town: AA Balkema. pg 61