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Greytown Museum, 68 Scott (Cnr Durban) Street, Greytown

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Anonymous

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22/06/2012

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Post date: 07/08/2012
Site Comments:

Archive Import: Built for Dr Daniel
History: Built for Dr Daniel Birtwell, District Surgeon for Greytown; served as magistrate's residency 1889-1
The historic building of the Greytown Museum was used as a dwelling-house from 1889 by J. E. Fannin, a prominent local figure of the time, and is a good example of a Natal Victorian veranda house.
Visual Description: Double gable and cross gabled roof with bellcast veranda profile on 3 sides. Timber posts and bracke
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Site Features: large wild fig tree planted by sister of General Louis Botha, first premier of the Union of South Africa
Condition: good
Construction Date: 1876c
Materials: brick : corrugated iron
Catalogue: Peters, 1994 (b), No: G071, Significance Category: A

Admin Comments:
Bibliography archive: Greytown Museum
Directions:
Entering Greytown from Pmb. on R622 turn right to Dundee onto Durban Road and third left into Scott Medium impact; set well back: This historic museum building at Greytown, together with the erven on which it is situated, being-(1) Subdivision 2 of Lot 138, Greytown Township, situate in incom (2) Subdivision 1 of Lot 139, Greytown Township, situate incom.
 
 

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