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The School of Arts Facade (entrance) was erected to commemorate local men who died in service or were killed in action in the South African (Boer War). The facade is the work of Singleton based stonemason, W. H. Bartrop, and was completed on 28 October 1902.

A major addition to the School of Arts Building took place in 1902 when a new main hall was constructed on the southern end of the building at a cost of £1,200. The foundation stone was again laid by Mrs C. A. Lee (by then the wife of the Member for Tenterfield) and the building was constructed by local contractors, Day and Heiss. The project included a stone façade as a memorial to local men who had lost their lives during the Boer War. A certain amount of controversy surrounded this facade when the School of Arts Committee used funds from the Fallen Soldiers Memorial Committee to build it. Some believed that it had done so without adequate consultation and the resulting divisions meant that Tenterfield was ultimately provided with two separate Boer War Memorials, a short distance from each other.

Location

Address:	Rouse Street, Memorial School of Arts , Tenterfield, 2372
State:	NSW
Area:	AUS
GPS Coordinates:	Lat: -29.055854 Long: 152.018804 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.

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Details

Monument Type:	Structure
Monument Theme:	Conflict
Sub-Theme:	Boer
Actual Event Start Date:	11-October-1899
Actual Event End Date:	01-June-1902
Designer:	W. H. Bartrop (Singleton, NSW)

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:	Tuesday 28th October, 1902

Source: MA,SKP