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Post date: 07/08/2012
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HIGH LANDMARK VALUE. COMMERCIAL CONTEXT. 2 DOORS AND BELL IN STONE WALL ADJACENT TO ENTRANCE GABLE.
HIGH LANDMARK VALUE. COMMERCIAL CONTEXT. 2 DOORS AND BELL IN STONE WALL ADJACENT TO ENTRANCE GABLE.
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History: This historic Methodist Church at King William's Town was built in 1855 in the neo-Gothic style. It was later used by the local German Baptist Congregation and is now the home of the South African Missionary Museum.
Visual Description: ELONGATED, SYMMETRICAL PLAN BELOW RIDGED AND PARAPET GABLED ROOF. THE ENTRANCE IS SITUATED IN THE GABLE WHICH IS ORNATELY DETAILED WITH BUTRESSES, LARGE POINTED ARCH WINDOWS AND A VENTILATOR. THE TIMBER ENTRANCE DOOR IS ALSO POINTED ARCHED AND HAS A RAISED PLASTER MOULDING SURROUND
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Condition: EXCELLENT
Construction Date: 1855
Materials: CORRUGATED IRON ROOF ON STONE WALLS
Catalogue: Frescura, 1987 (a), No: 047, Significance Category: