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ALBERTON

Alberton was laid out on the farm Elandsfontein in 1904 and attained municipal status in 1939. Named after General Hendrik Abraham Alberts, chairman of the syndicate which purchased the farm in 1904.

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Nederduits Gereformeerde

  • Nederduits Gereformeerde Church Alberton West, cnr Ring Rd West & Fore St – The cornerstone was laid on 3 September 1949.

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Nederduits Gereformeerde Church

  • Nederduits Gereformeerde Church, cnr Van Riebeeck Ave & Gerrit Maritz St – This church was designed by Gerhard Moerdyk. 1931

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Old Voortrekker Cemetery

  • Old Voortrekker Cemetery – cnr Hendrik Potgieter St & 9th Ave

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First Alberton Cemetery,

  • First Alberton Cemetery, cnr Hendrik Potgieter St & 9th Ave – the only part of the 1st Alberton cemetery site still existing. This cemetery was used from 1904 until 1908.

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Elandsfontein farm cemetery

  • Elandsfontein farm cemetery, 10 Fick St, Florentia – This was the farm cemetery of the Meyers, the owners of the farm Elandsfontein. The earliest grave dated 1899.

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Town Hall

  • Town Hall, cnr Van Riebeeck Ave & Gerrit Maritz St – The town hall dated 1938.

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Die Torings

  • Die Torings, 34-8th Ave – circa 1906-1910 – This house was occupied by one of the mayors of Alberton

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Barnes House

  • Barnes House, 60 -10th Ave – a corrugated iron house with wooden fretting

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Old Police Station

  • Old police Station - Van Riebeeck St

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Meyer House

  • Meyer House, Fore St Ext – The farm house for the Meyers. An inlaid stone bears inscription JP Meyer, Klipriviersberg, October 31, 1891 with boumeester JM Kirton. This house is still occupied by the Meyers. The family cemetery is also situated on the farm. Johannes Petrus Meyer was a farmer and politician. Various places in the area was named after Meyer.

Vergelegen House

  • Vergelegen House – 7 Fick Rd, Florentia – Elandsfontein farm house. It belonged to Jan Meyer who build the house in 1904 which he called Vergelegen. Jan Meyer died in 1907 and was buried in the family graveyard. The house now form part of the Catholic church comple.

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