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Public School - Public Library Montagu, Western Cape PARKER and FORSYTH: Architect

Date: 1909 Type: School Status: Extant Street: 3 Piet Retief St   Click to view map Coordinates: 33°47'10.89" S 20°07'04.60" E Alt: 230m

(PSB:209, 231) The building was declared a National Monument in 1984 and is now a Provincial Heritage Site. Description from Government Gazette 9338 of 27 July 1984: “The building in Piet Retief Street, with its Cape Dutch and Georgian characteristics, was designed by the architect John Parker and was erected in 1910 as primary school for the town. It was bought and restored in 1976 by the Municipality of Montagu.” The building now houses the Montagu Public Library and municipal offices. (Lila Komnick, April 2024) 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.