Overview
    Identifiers
    Inventory Number
    2828AC11
    Site Name
    Old Magistrate's Office Building, Louw Street, Bethlehem
    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
      Location
      Location
      Mapping
      -28.235277, 28.309761
      Free State
      • Thabo Mofutsanyane
      • Dihlabeng
      Land Parcel Details
      Type of land parcel
      Farm
      Land Parcel Reference
      Erf/Farm No: 165
      Louw Street
      Bethlehem
      Grading
      Grading
      Grade II
      GradingComment

      archiveimport Grading by: South African Heritage Resources Agency

      Statement of Significance

      This sandstone building, the cornerstone of which was laid on 16 January 1893 by F. W. Reitz, State President of the Orange Free State, is an excellent example of the old Republican style of architecture, which was strongly influenced by the Renaissance style.

      Declaration
      DeclarationName
      Declaration Type
      Declaration Description

      The old Magistrate's Office building, situate on Erf 165 in the Town of Bethlehem, District of Bethl

      Gazette Date
      Gazette Number
      8747
      Gazette Notice Status
      Notice Date
      Notice Number
      1189
      Archive Status
      National monument
      9-2-300-21.pdf (265.67 KB)
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