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Railway Bureau Bloemfontein, Free State Dirk Egbert WENTINK: Architect James THOMPSON: Contractor

Date: 1898 Type: Offices Status: Extant

The corner-stone was laid on 7 June 1898 by President Steyn. It is a double-storey brick building opposite the station and although it still exists the facade has been changed with the installation of new windows. (Schoeman 1980:113) 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: Schoeman, Karel. 1980. Bloemfontein: die ontstaan van 'n stad. Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau. pg 113, 140-141, ill 75