Overview
    Identifiers
    Inventory Number
    3318DB24
    Site Name
    Gymnasium Primary School, Gymnasium Street, Paarl
    Site Category
    Record Administration
    Author
    sahrisprojectmanager
    Last modified
    Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 16:43
    Built Environment Recordings
    Identifiers
    Inventory Reference
    Primary?
    Yes
    Classifications
    Building type
    Associated People
    History of use
    Use Period Use
      Location
      Location
      Mapping
      -33.732875, 18.96233
      Western Cape
      • Cape Winelands
      • Drakenstein
      Land Parcel Details
      Type of land parcel
      Street Address
      Land Parcel Reference
      Gymnasium Street
      Paarl
      Grading
      Grading
      Grade II
      GradingComment

      archiveimport Grading by: South African Heritage Resources Agency

      Statement of Significance

      The original building of the Gymnasium school was opened on 12 January 1858. The school played a leading part in the struggle for the retention of the Dutch language and also in the Afrikaans Language-movement.

      Declaration
      DeclarationName
      Declaration Type
      Gazette Date
      Gazette Number
      2022
      Notice Date
      Notice Number
      426
      Archive Status
      National monument
      2022-426.pdf (13.02 KB)
      Media
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