9/2/003/0042 | SAHRIS

Overview

Identifiers

Inventory Number

3326BC29

Site Name

Kariega Baptist Church, Albany District

Site Category

Building

Record Administration

Author

sahrisprojectmanager

Post date

Friday, June 22, 2012 - 14:08

Last modified

Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 16:43

Structures

Built Environment Recordings

Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on 07/08/2012.

Identifiers

Inventory Reference

9/2/003/0042

Primary?

Yes

Classifications

Building type

Church

Associated People

History of use

Use Period	Use
Current	Church	View

Location

Mapping

-33.457796, 26.605148

KML File

Farm451.kml (4.23 KB)

Eastern Cape

Sarah Baartman
Makana

Land Parcel Details

Type of land parcel

Farm

Land Parcel Reference

Farm 451

Owner(s)

Baptist Church

Directions to Site

Take Port Alfred road from Grahamstown. After 5km take the Southwell turn-off. Travel a further ?km to the Berkley South turn-off. After 2,6km there is a turn-off to the right. The church is situated 100m along this turn-off.

Gradings

Grading

Autoid

Grading - 248054

Submitted by

Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on 27/06/2012 - 02:00.

Grading

Grade II

GradingComment

archiveimport Grading by: South African Heritage Resources Agency

Statement of Significance

The foundations and part of the walls of this church were built in 1834. It was to have been the first Baptist church in South Africa outside Grahamstown but three successive Frontier Wars intervened before it was completed in 1854.

Declarations

Declaration

DeclarationName

Declaration - 217501

Declaration Type

Provincial Heritage Site

Declaration Description

The property with the historic Baptist Church building thereon, described as a certain piece of land being a section of subdivision 4 in Sweetmans Party, in the Division of Albany, and measuring 156 square roods and 36 square feet.

Gazette Date

26/08/1977