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| | Court House - now Local History Museum Durban, KwaZulu-Natal Peter PATERSON: Architect
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Date: | 1865 | Type: | Court Buildings | |
Status: | Extant |
Click to view mapCoordinates: 29°51'30.01" S 31°01'39.32" E | | C FREEMAN was Clerk of Works
Now a museum.
Wording on National Monuments plaque:
OLD COURT HOUSE
THIS BUILDING WAS ORIGINALLY DESIGNED AS A COURT
HOUSE BY THE COLONIAL ENGINEER, PETER PATERSON,
AND OPENED ON 24 MAY 1866. THE NORTH WING WAS
ADDED IN 1891 AND THE SOUTH WING IN 1897. DURING THE
ZULU WAR OF 1879, WHEN DURBAN APPEARED TO BE IN
DANGER OF ATTACK, IT WAS TEMPORARILY LOOP-HOLED.
IT WAS TAKEN OVER BY THE DURBAN CORPORATION IN
1910 AND HAS HOUSED THE LOCAL CULTURAL HISTORY
MUSEUM SINCE 1965.
National Monuments Council
HIERDIE GEBOU IS OORSPRONKLIK AS 'N HOFGEBOU DEUR
DIE KOLONIALE INGENIEUR, PETER PATERSON, ONTWERP EN
OP 24 MEI 1866 AMPTELIK GEOPEN. DIE NOORDVLEUEL IS
IN 1891 EN DIE SUIDVLEUEL IN 1897 AANGEBOU. GEDURENDE
DIE ZOELOE-OORLOG VAN 1879, TOE DIE MOONTLIKE AANVAL
OP DURBAN GEVREES IS, IS SKIETGATE AANGEBRING. DIT
IS IN 1910 DEUR DIE DURBANSE MUNISIPALITEIT BEKOM EN
HUISVES SEDERT 1965 DIE PLAASLIKE KULTUURHISTORIESE MUSEUM.
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Books that reference Court House - now Local History Museum Fisher, Roger & Clarke, Nicholas. 2014. Architectural Guide : South Africa. Berlin: DOM Publishers. pg 57 | Gaylard, Shaun & McDougall, Brett . 2022. RSA 365 : 365 Drawings of South African Architecture. Johannesburg: Blank Ink Design. pg 49, 49 ill | Greig, Doreen. 1971. A Guide to Architecture in South Africa. Cape Town: Howard Timmins. pg 105 | Hartdegen, Paddy. 1988. Our building heritage : an illustrated history. South Africa: Ryll's Pub. Co. on behalf of the National Development Fund for the Building Industry. pg 71 | Kearney, Brian. 1973. Architecture in Natal from 1824-1893. Cape Town: Balkema. pg 139 | Picton-Seymour, Désirée. 1977. Victorian Buildings in South Africa. Cape Town: AA Balkema. pg 237 |
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