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Cuthbert's Building Bloemfontein, Free State William RHODES-HARRISON: Architect

Date: 1938 Type: Commercial Status: Unknown

First Free State break into modernism, reflecting contemporary German and Swedish influence with severe, rational facades 'refreshingly free of frills' after fifty years of 'regurgitated' neoclassicism (Greig, 1971: 85). 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: Greig, Doreen. 1971. A Guide to Architecture in South Africa. Cape Town: Howard Timmins. pg 85