Contact Artefacts please if you have any comments or more information regarding this record.	Menu Home Upfront Now Up Books Towns Structures People Firms Lexicon		Customs House - Fleming Building Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth), Eastern Cape Alfred George WARREN: Architect 1864 INGGS AND ABLETT: Contractor 1864 JONES and McWILLIAMS: Architect 1922

Date: 1864 : 1922 Type: Customs House Status: Extant   Click to view map Coordinates: 33°57'44.69" S 25°37'27.02" E Alt: 9m

The building is extant and is located on the corner of Fleming Street and North Union Street, adjacent to the Reserve Bank. The building originally consisted of two storeys with the main entrance located in the central bay facing Fleming Street. It was constructed by Inggs & Ablett on land which belonged to be the prominent Port Elizabeth personality, William Fleming. It continued to be used as the Customs House until 1891 when the new Customs House was constructed at the entrance to the Harbour. At this time the coat of arms, located over the entrance, was removed and relocated on the new building. Books and articles that reference Customs House - Fleming Building Harradine, Margaret. 2004. Hills covered with cottages : Port Elizabeth's lost streetscapes. Port Elizabeth: Historical Society. pg 125 Herholdt, AD. 1988. Uitenhage : a case study of small town colonial architecture. Port Elizabeth: M Arch. University of Port Elizabeth. pg 346