Overview
    Identifiers
    Inventory Number
    3030CB40
    Site Name
    Kneisel's Castle, 24 Reynolds Street, Port Shepstone
    Site Category
    Record Administration
    Author
    sahrisprojectmanager
    Last modified
    Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 16:43
    Built Environment Recordings
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    Inventory Reference
    Recording date
    Primary?
    Yes
    Classifications
    Building type
    Architectural features

    Erected c1882 by entrepreneur CF Kniesel, immigrant from Mainz, Germany
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    Associated People
    History of use
      Location
      Location
      Mapping
      -30.740882, 30.451857
      KwaZulu-Natal
      • Ugu
      • Ray Nkonyeni
      Land Parcel Details
      Type of land parcel
      Farm
      Land Parcel Reference
      Erf/Farm No: 343
      Address:
      24 Reynolds Street
      Port Shepstone
      Directions to Site
      The property with the so-called Kneisel's Castlethereon, being on Lot 343, Port Shepstone Township, situate in the Borough of Port Shepstone and in the Lower South Coast Regional Water Services Area, County of Alfred, Province of Natal, incom.
      Grading
      Grading
      Grade II
      GradingComment

      archiveimport Grading by: South African Heritage Resources Agency

      Statement of Significance

      Kneisel’s Castle which can be regarded as a period piece, is one of the oldest residences in Port Shepstone.

      Declaration
      DeclarationName
      Declaration Type
      Declaration Description

      The property with the so-called Kneisel's Castle thereon, being on Lot 343, Port Shepstone Township,

      Gazette Date
      Gazette Number
      9007
      Gazette Notice Status
      Notice Date
      Notice Number
      2782
      Diagram Number
      G6289/902
      Archive Status
      National monument
      Media
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