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Date: 1933 - 1935 Type: Town Hall Status: Extant   Click to view map Coordinates: 29°06'51.24" S 26°13'00.37" E Alt: 1390m

2017 06 21 Tragedy!: The building was set alight late in the afternoon of Wednesday 21 June by disgruntled council workers. Damage not yet assessed. (NM) (SAAR Dec 1930:112-121; AB&E Nov 1933: 8; SAB Apr 1934:23; UWA:B17) Foundation stone 1934 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 City Hall Fisher, RC, Le Roux, SW & Maré, E (Eds). 1998. Architecture of the Transvaal. Pretoria: UNISA. pg 128, 175-196, 128, 175-196, 214, 215, 216 Greig, Doreen. 1971. A Guide to Architecture in South Africa. Cape Town: Howard Timmins. pg 84-85