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Corbelled House Reconstruction
Carnarvon, Northern Cape

Date:n.d. : 1987
Type:Museum
Style:Corbel Houses
Status:Extant

 


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Coordinates:
30°58'10.91" S 22°07'45.32" E Alt: 1255m

Wording on notice board:

KORBEELHUIS
OORSPRONKLIK OPGERIG OP DIE PLAAS BIESIESPUT
HERBOU DEUR RAPPORTRYERS KORPS, CARNARVON.
INGEWY: 21 MEI 1987

Translated:

Corbelled House
Originally built on the farm Biesiesput
Reconstructed by the 'Rapportryers' Corps, Carnarvon.
Inaugurated: 21 May 1987

All truncated references not fully cited below are those of Joanna Walker's original text and cited in full in the 'Bibliography' entry of the Lexicon.


References:

Kramer, Patricia . 2019. Corbelled buildings of the Great Karoo : South Africa's hidden vernacular treasures. South Africa: Patricia Kramer. pg 113