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This property was erected by Rev. Brownlee of the London Missionary Society in 1826. The building was first used as a residency in 1847 after the ruins - it was gutted by fire - was restored by Sir Harry Smith. When British Kaffraria was incorporated in
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Location
Location
- Buffalo City
Erf/Farm Portion: 4682
Reserve Road
King William's Town
Reserve Road
King William's Town
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archiveimport Grading by: South African Heritage Resources Agency
The historic Residency was erected around 1846 and is situated on the spot where the London Missionary Society's mission station was built by John Brownlee after his arrival in 1826. This building is closely linked to the history of King William's Town and is reagrded as one of the most important historic buildings in the Eastern Province.
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Declaration
The property, with the buildings thereon, situate on Erf 511, King William's Town, being certain piece of land described as A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R as indicated on Surveyors' Diagram SG 3271/77, dated 3 June 1977 and filed in the office of the Surveyor-General. Measuring 1,0746 hectares (the figure A B C D E F G H J K L M N O P Q R).
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