Overview
    Identifiers
    Inventory Number
    3119BD1
    Site Name
    Dutch Reformed Church, 15 Dorp Street, Calvinia
    Site Category
    Record Administration
    Author
    sahrisprojectmanager
    Last modified
    Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 16:43
    Archaeology Recordings
    Identifiers
    Inventory Reference
    Recording date
    Primary?
    Yes
    Built Environment Recordings
    Identifiers
    Inventory Reference
    Primary?
    Yes
    Classifications
    Building type
    Architectural features

    Bibliography archive: f & c, 30.17, p 416

    Associated People
      Location
      Location
      Mapping
      -31.475314, 19.772665
      Northern Cape
      • Namakwa
      • Hantam
      Land Parcel Details
      Type of land parcel
      Farm
      Land Parcel Reference
      Erf/Farm No: 82
      Erf/Farm Portion: Remainder
      Address:
      15 Dorp Street
      Calvinia
      Grading
      Grading
      Grade II
      GradingComment

      archiveimport Grading by: South African Heritage Resources Agency

      Statement of Significance

      The foundation-stone of this building was laid on 30 September 1899. The church was inaugurated in November 1900. It is an imposing Neo-Gothic cruciform church that was designed by J Gaysford and that constitutes the most important architectural element in the historic centre of Calvinia.

      Declaration
      DeclarationName
      Declaration Type
      Declaration Description

      The property with the Dutch Reformed Church building thereon, situate on Church Square (now known as Erf 82) in the village of Calvinia and measuring 63 934,8 square feet.
      Deed of Transfer 6019/1914, dated 20 July 1914.

      Gazette Date
      Gazette Number
      8421
      Notice Date
      Notice Number
      2244
      Deeds Number
      T6019/1914, dated 20 July 1914
      Archive Status
      National monument
      8421-2244.pdf (109.63 KB)
      8421-2244a.pdf (105 KB)
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