Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
3418BB17
Site Name
Magistrate's office, 126 Main Street, Somerset West
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Friday, June 22, 2012 - 14:22
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 16:43
Archaeology
Archaeology Recordings
Submitted by bonga.mapundu on Wednesday, March 5, 2014 - 15:51.
Identifiers
Structures
Built Environment Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on 07/08/2012.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
Primary?
Yes
Classifications
Building type
Associated People
History of use
| Use Period | Use | |
|---|---|---|
Location
Location
Mapping
-34.081857, 18.849699
Western Cape
- City of Cape Town
Land Parcel Details
Type of land parcel
Farm
Land Parcel Reference
Erf/Farm No: 2153
Address:
126 Main Street
Somerset West
Cape Town
Address:
126 Main Street
Somerset West
Cape 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 building was erected in 1898. It originally housed the post office, as well as the magistrate's court, after Somerset West was proclaimed an Assistant Magistracy in 1892.
Declarations
Declaration
DeclarationName
Declaration Type
Declaration Description
The Magistrate's Court Building, together with an area of 38 metres stretching from the front gable towards the rear of the erf on which it stands, being Erf 2153, Somerset West, and measuring 3 574 square feet.
Gazette Date
Gazette Number
6331
Notice Date
Notice Number
387
Deeds Number
Deed of Transfer 8486/1896, dated 11 December 1896.
Archive Status
National monument
Media
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