Overview
    Identifiers
    Inventory Number
    2917DB5
    Site Name
    Dutch Reformed Church, Pieter Malan Street, Springbok
    Site Category
    Record Administration
    Author
    sahrisprojectmanager
    Last modified
    Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 16:43
    Archaeology Recordings
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    Inventory Reference
    Recording date
    Primary?
    Yes
    Built Environment Recordings
    Identifiers
    Inventory Reference
    Primary?
    Yes
    Classifications
    Building type
    Associated People
    History of use
      Location
      Location
      Mapping
      -29.666647, 17.884556
      Northern Cape
      • Namakwa
      • Nama Khoi
      Land Parcel Details
      Type of land parcel
      Farm
      Land Parcel Reference
      Erf/Farm No: 509
      Pieter Malan Street
      Springbok
      Grading
      Grading
      Grade II
      GradingComment

      archiveimport Grading by: South African Heritage Resources Agency

      Statement of Significance

      This impressive church was built in 1921 of dressed stone by the builder F W van den Houven. Dr W P Steenkamp, well-known theologian, physician and parlamentarian, was the driving force behind the programme to build this church.

      Declaration
      DeclarationName
      Declaration Type
      Declaration Description

      The Dutch Reforemd Church, together with six metres of land on the northern, southern and western sides and three metres on the eastern side, situated on certain piece of quitrent land, situated in the Municipality of Springbok in the Division of Namaqualand, being Erf 199 (now known as Erf 509), Springbok.
      Deed of Transfer 8494/1939, dated 9 August 1939.

      Gazette Date
      Gazette Number
      6800
      Gazette Notice Status
      Notice Date
      Notice Number
      8
      Archive Status
      National monument
      6800-8.pdf (33.11 KB)
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