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New Zealand Insurance Co House - 24 Burg Street Central Cape Town, Western Cape John George Douglas HOETS: Architect

Date: 1926 Type: Offices Status: Extant Street: Burg/Hout Sts   Click to view map Coordinates: 33°55'19.16" S 18°25'14.17" E Alt: 33m

(SAB Aug 1932: iii ill; SAB Sep 1926:33; AB&E Mar 1928:3, 8 ill) The building was known as New Zealand Insurance Co House when inspected by Rennie in 1978. Currently (2022) the building's name, as displayed above the entrance, is 24 Burg Street – the same name as shown in the first Google street view 2010. (Pryce-Lewis list 15 198). 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. Books that reference New Zealand Insurance Co House - 24 Burg Street Rennie, John for CPIA. 1978. The Buildings of Central Cape Town 1978. Volume Two : Catalogue. Cape Town: Cape Provincial Institute of Architects. pg 101 item 50.25