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Date: 1923 Type: Town Hall Status: Extant   Click to view large map Coordinates: 26°14'13.40" S 28°21'57.53" E Alt: 1628m

(SAB Sep 1923:94, 97; SAB Sep 1924:35) Cumming-George 1933 BUILT on sloping site, facing north, and overlooks Hosking Park and gold mines in the distance. Foundations: Cream-coloured Free stone; granite steps. Walling: Hard local bricks plastered. Joinery of teak. Floors: Reinforced concrete throughout. Steel windows throughout. Roof: Reinforced concrete; flats covered with asphalt. Pavings: Tiles and slate. Transcript of foundation stone: This stone was laid by the Honourable JAN. H. HOFMEYR Administrator of Transvaal 17th September AD 1923 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: Cumming-George, L. 1933. Architecture in South Africa - Volume One. Cape Town: The Speciality Press of S.A. Ltd.. pg 81 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 Macmillan, Allister. 1933. Environs of the Golden City and Pretoria. Cape Town: Cape Times. pg 156 ill