Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
2930BA3
Site Name
General Louis Botha's Birthplace, Greytown, Umvoti District
Site Category
Place
Monuments & Memorials
Record Administration
Author
Noncedo.Royi
Post date
Friday, June 22, 2012 - 14:35
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 16:43
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Thursday, March 18, 2021 - 09:03.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
9/2/444/0006
Recording date
Primary?
On
Site Recording Admin Comments
Unfortunately this memorial has fallen over the year and has not been taken care of
Classifications
Monument Type
Unknown
Description

This memorial is to commemorate Gen Louis Botha who was a Boer war hero during the Anglo-Boer War and who later on became the first Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa.

Original Position
The memorial has never been moved
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Construction Materials
Concrete and Stone
Pedestal Material
Concrete
Built Environment Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on 07/08/2012.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
9/2/444/0006
Recording date
Primary?
Yes
Classifications
Building type
House
Architectural features

General Louis Botha was born on 27 September 1862 on the farm Hartebeest Vlakte, which was the property of CH Heine at the time. The house in which Louis Botha was born does not exist any more.

Gen. Botha was the first Prime Minister (1910-1919) of the
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Associated People
History of use
Use Period Use
Historical
House?
Location
Location
Mapping
-29.091976, 30.607207
KwaZulu-Natal
  • Umzinyathi
  • Umvoti
Land Parcel Details
Type of land parcel
Farm
Land Parcel Reference
Erf/Farm No: 1355
Erf/Farm Portion: 31
Greytown
Owner(s)
South African Heritage Resources Agency
Directions to Site
From Greytown take the R33 to Pietermaritzburg. About 3.5km from the centre of Greytown turn left on:
Sub-division 'B''of ''G" of Hartebeest Vlagte No. 1355, in the County of Umvoti, Natal, in extent one, (1) rood twenty-five point five two (25.52) perches.
Access details
Accessible to the public
Grading
Autoid
Grading - 249963
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

Birthplace of General Louis Botha, an historically important South African leader and politician.

Declaration
DeclarationName
Declaration - 221225
Declaration Type
Provincial Heritage Site
Declaration Description

Sub-division 'B' of 'G' of Hartebeest Vlagte No. 1355, in the County of Umvoti, Natal, in extent one (rood) (25.52) perches.
Significance: Birthplace of General Louis Botha, an historically important South African leader and politician.

Gazette Date
Gazette Number
2677
Notice Date
Notice Number
1357
Deeds Number
T1504/1940, dated 3 April 1940
Diagram Number
T4285/929 (SG O Sub. Vol. 742/1929, Folio 28, dated 16 August 1929
Archive Status
National monument
2677-1377 General Louis Botha's Birthplace, Greytown, Umvoti.pdf (111.88 KB)
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