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Date: 1907 Type: Library Status: Extant Street: 78 Voortrek Street   Click to view map Coordinates: 34°01'13.82" S 20°26'38.46" E Alt: 133m

Old Library. This building was erected in 1907 by the Swellendam Reading Society (in existence since c1840) and became library. It is a villa-type building with one bay-stoepkamer that contains a large arched window signifying its 'public' function. (Fransen. 2004:460) Books and articles that reference Old Library Fransen, Hans. 2004. The old buildings of the Cape. A survey of extant architecture from before c1910 in the area of Cape Town - Calvinia - Colesberg - Uitenhage. Johannesburg & Cape Town: Jonathan Ball Publishers. pg 460