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Karoo Lodge in Noupoort, Northern Cape, was originally constructed around 1900 and served as a Freemason lodge until 1995. The building is a modest example of early 20th-century Karoo architecture, typical of the region's small-town heritage. After the lodge ceased operations, the structure was repurposed and now houses a bakery and a clothing shop, reflecting the adaptive reuse of historical buildings in rural South African towns. Noupoort itself was established in the late 19th century as a railway junction, and its built heritage includes several buildings from the early 1900s, though specific archival records for this particular lodge are limited.

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