Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
2924BB2
Site Name
Anglo-Boer War Blockhouse, Jacobsdal
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Friday, June 22, 2012 - 14:31
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 16:43
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
-29.127829, 24.7794
Free State
- Xhariep
- Letsemeng
Land Parcel Details
Type of land parcel
Street Address
Land Parcel Reference
Jacobsdal
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 blockhouse, which dates from 1901, was built of dolerite stone. During the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902) it formed part of a line of similar blockhouses that was erected to protect the road link between the two railway lines that ran through Kimberley and Bloemfontein respectively.
Declarations
Declaration
DeclarationName
Declaration Type
Declaration Description
The historic blockhouse, together with 10 metres of surrounding land, situate on the Remaining Porti
Gazette Date
Gazette Number
8899
Gazette Notice Status
Notice Date
Notice Number
2072
Archive Status
National monument
Media
Media
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