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Carnegie Library
Moorreesburg, Western Cape

Norris Tynwald COWIN: Design Architect
COWIN and POWERS: Architect

Date:1911
Type:Library
Status:Extant

 


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Coordinates:
33°09'09.96" S 18°39'46.06" E Alt: 160m

This was built on land donated by the Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk and funded by the Carnegie Library Foundation which donated $7,290. The project was initiated by Miss MD Koch of the farm Biesjesfontein.

(SA Archt Sep 1940:221)

Read Five Lost Seven Remain: The Carnegie Libraries of South Africa by SJ de Klerk on The Heritage Portal.

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:

Richardson, Deirdré. 2001. Historic Sites of South Africa. Cape Town: Struik Publishers. pg 123