Brown plaque № 6382

Knysna, South Africa

1909. The Market/Town Hall. Knysna was declared a Municipality in 1882, resulting in the amalgamation of the two hamlets Newhaven and Melville into “The Knysna”, but had no permanent location to hold Council meetings. Around 1907 sufficient funds had been raised for the building of a hall on the Mar

ket Square, including offices, to perform a joint role as both Town and Market Hall, and plans were prepared by architect Paulus JC Hofman. The builder was Mr. George Tweedy. The Mayor Mr. HJ Templema

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