Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
3227CD9
Site Name
Old Officers' Mess, Military Reserve, King William's Town
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Friday, June 22, 2012 - 14:17
Last modified
Wednesday, September 18, 2024 - 11:10
Structures
Built Environment Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on 07/08/2012.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
Primary?
Yes
Classifications
Location
Location
Mapping
-32.872549, 27.387359
KML File
Erf4682_2.kml (1.58 KB)
Eastern Cape
- Buffalo City
Land Parcel Details
Type of land parcel
Farm
Land Parcel Reference
Erf/Farm No: Erf changed from 511 to 4682, King William's Town
Gradings
Grading
Autoid
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
This U-shaped building was erected in 1849 as an officers' mess at a time when King William's Town formed the centre of the Frontier Wars and accommodated a large garrison. The building was used as a mess until 1884, after which it served inter alia, as a dwelling for the paymaster, the Inspector General and a military chaplain.
Declarations
Declaration
DeclarationName
Declaration Type
Declaration Description
The historical Principal's residence, previously known as the officer's mess, situate on the Remainder of Erf 511, in the Municipality and Division of King William's Town, Province of the Cape of Good Hope.
Gazette Date
Gazette Number
8703
Gazette Notice Status
Notice Date
Notice Number
963
Archive Status
National monument
8703-963.pdf (19.19 KB)
8703-963a.pdf (21.22 KB)
Media
Media
Images uploaded directly to Site
Images uploaded to linked Site Recordings
Royal Engineers maps-36-001-jpeg.pdf (17.63 MB)
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