Overview
    Identifiers
    Inventory Number
    2828BC3
    Site Name
    Nederduitse Gereformeerde Church, Van Riebeeck Street, Kestell
    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
    Recording date
    Primary?
    Yes
    Classifications
    Building type
    Architectural features

    Archive Import

    Associated People
    History of use
    Use Period Use
      Location
      Location
      Mapping
      -28.30967, 28.703063
      Free State
      • Thabo Mofutsanyane
      • Maluti-a-Phofung
      Land Parcel Details
      Type of land parcel
      Farm
      Land Parcel Reference
      Erf/Farm No: 144
      Van Riebeeck Street
      Kestell
      Administration of Protections
      Administration Description

      Date: 2021-11-16
      There may be an error in the gazette. the quoted erf does not cover the full site
      Action Status: Pending
      Site Action: InformationUpdate

      Grading
      Grading
      Grade II
      GradingComment

      archiveimport Grading by: South African Heritage Resources Agency

      Statement of Significance

      This impressive sandstone church with its Byzantine and neoclassical elements was designed by the well-known architect Gerhard Moerdyk and erected by the builder F. Barker. This church, which is one of the largest stone churches in South Africa, was officially inaugurated on 31 March 1928.

      Declaration
      DeclarationName
      Declaration Type
      Declaration Description

      The property, inclusive of the Nederduits Gereformeerde Church building thereon, being Erf 144, Situate in the Village of Kestell

      Gazette Date
      Gazette Number
      9384
      Gazette Notice Status
      Notice Date
      Notice Number
      1789
      Deeds Number
      25962/1909
      Archive Status
      National monument
      9-2-300-16.pdf (387.09 KB)
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