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Colesberg, Northern Cape Founded: 1830 Named after Governor Sir Lowry Cole.

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List of references: Fagan, Gawie & Fagan, Gwen. 2008. Brakdak : platdakke in die Karoo. Cape Town: Breestraat Publikasies. pp 46-71 Fransen, Hans. 2004. The old buildings of the Cape. A survey of extant architecture from before c1910 in the area of Cape Town - Calvinia - Colesberg - Uitenhage. Johannesburg & Cape Town: Jonathan Ball Publishers. pp 557-561 Fransen, Hans. 2006. Old towns and villages of the Cape. A survey of the origin and development of towns, villages and hamlets at the Cape of Good Hope. With particular reference to their physical planning and historical landscape. Johannesburg & Cape Town: Jonathan Ball. pp 298-302 Oberholster, JJ. 1972. The historical monuments of South Africa. Cape Town: Rembrandt Van Rijn Foundation for Culture at the request of the National Monuments Council. pp 189 Richardson, Deidré. 2001. Historic Sites of South Africa. Cape Town: Struik Publishers. pp 48-49 Schoeman, Chris. 2013. Historical Karoo, The : Traces of the past in South Africa's arid interior. Cape Town: Zebra Press. pp 61-64 List of buildings: Christ Church - Anglican: c1848/50. Coach House: 1840. Colesberg Bank - Kemper Museum: 1861. First National Bank: n.d.. Gariep Dam: 1964-1972. district Gereformeerde Kerk: 1862. House James B Searle: 1928. Merino Inn: 1964. Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk: 1861-1866 : 1959. Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk: 1829-1832. Old Mutual: n.d.. Orange-Fish Tunnel: 1965-1975. Police Station: n.d.. Private school: 1896. School: 1924. Standard Bank: n.d.. Synagogue: n.d.. Town House: n.d.. Trinity Methodist Church: 1880s. Volkskas Bank - now ABSA: 1956.