Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
2729DD11
Site Name
Old Carnegie Library, Voortrekker Street, Newcastle
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Friday, June 22, 2012 - 14:34
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 16:43
Structures
Built Environment Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on 07/08/2012.
Identifiers
Classifications
Building type
Associated People
History of use
| Use Period | Use | |
|---|---|---|
Location
Location
Mapping
-27.756545, 29.932436
KwaZulu-Natal
- Amajuba
- Newcastle
Land Parcel Details
Type of land parcel
Street Address
Land Parcel Reference
Voortrekker Street
Kakamas
Kakamas
Owner(s)
Directions to Site
Entering Newcastle from Ladysmith take Allen Street turn-off from bypass and turn left into Scott St. Significance: The building was erected in 1915 in the Edwardian style and was designed by the architectural firm of Chick and Bartholomew. It was the first Carnegie Library Building to be erected in Natal.
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
The building was erected in 1915 in the Edwardian style and was designed by the architectural firm o
Declarations
Declaration
DeclarationName
Declaration Type
Declaration Description
The historic Carnegie Library Buildings, situate on certain Remainder of Lot 435, Newcastle, Province of Natal, measuring (1763) square metres.
Gazette Date
Gazette Number
5999
Notice Date
Notice Number
844
Deeds Number
T6782/1905
Diagram Number
G6782/905
Archive Status
National monument
Media
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