9/2/049/0091 | SAHRIS

Overview

Identifiers

Inventory Number

2824DB55

Site Name

Armagh, 40 Memorial Road, Kimberley

Site Category

Building

Record Administration

Author

sahrisprojectmanager

Post date

Friday, June 22, 2012 - 14:16

Last modified

Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 16:43

Structures

Built Environment Recordings

Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on 07/08/2012.

Identifiers

Inventory Reference

9/2/049/0091

Primary?

Yes

Classifications

Building type

House

Associated People

History of use

Use Period	Use
Current	Residential	View

Location

Mapping

-28.749111, 24.771139

Northern Cape

Frances Baard
Sol Plaatje

Land Parcel Details

Type of land parcel

Farm

Land Parcel Reference

Erf/Farm No: 881
Address:
40 Memorial Road
Kimberley

Gradings

Grading

Autoid

Grading - 248780

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

Armagh is a supurb example of consolidation phase architecture in Kimberley. The residence was designed by the architect Carstairs Rogers in 1901 for Robert Hugh Henderson, founder of the international firm Henderson and Co. General Dealers, and mayor during the Siege of Kimberley in 1900. The residence is a pivotal building in Memorial Road and contributes positively to the environment.

Declarations

Declaration

DeclarationName

Declaration - 218687

Declaration Type

Provincial Heritage Site

Declaration Description

The double-storeyed dwelling known as Armagh, including the garden in front of the building and 10 metres of land at the rear thereof, situated on Erf 881, Kimberley, in the Municipality of the City of Kimberley, Division of Kimberley.
Deed of Transfer T540/1990, dated 30 March 1990.

Gazette Date

30/08/1991