# List of heritage sites in Beaufort West

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This is a list of the heritage sites in Beaufort West, Western Cape Province, South Africa, as recognized by the South African Heritage Resource Agency.
| SAHRA identifier | Site name | Description | Town | District | NHRA status | Coordinates | Image |
| 9/2/010/0001 | BEAUFORT WEST MUNICIPAL AREA, GENERAL | | Beaufort West | Beaufort West | | | Upload Photo |
| 9/2/010/0002 | Beaufort West Reformed Church, 85 Donkin Street, Beaufort West | Neo-Gothic church, cruciform, with square tower at entrance and octagonal spire with clock above. Lancet windows with cusped arches, sometimes in pairs. Plasterwork spire, plasterwork around doors and windows, and plasterwork buttress detail. The building replaced a thatched church. It was built in 1826-31 and enlarged in 1892-94. James Bisset was the architect of alterations. Architectural style: Neo-Gothic. Type of site: Church Current use: Church. | Beaufort West | Beaufort West | Provincial Heritage Site | 32°21′00″S 22°34′59″E﻿ / ﻿32.350004°S 22.582950°E﻿ / -32.350004; 22.582950﻿ (SAHRA identifier 9/2/010/0002 - Beaufort West Reformed Church, 85 Donkin Street, Beaufort West) | Neo-Gothic church, cruciform, with square tower at entrance and octagonal spire with clock above. Lancet windows with cusped arches, sometimes in pairs. Plasterwork spire, plasterwork around doors and windows, and plasterwork buttress detail. The building replaced a thatched church. It was built in 1826-31 and enlarged in 1892-94. James Bisset was the architect of alterations. Architectural style: Neo-Gothic. Type of site: Church Current use: Church. Media related to Dutch Reformed Church, Beaufort West at Wikimedia Commons |
| 9/2/010/0002/001 | Cypress tree, Bird Street, Beaufort West | This cypress tree is the only one remaining of about 25 similar trees that were planted in the original Dutch Reformed cemetery in 1834. Type of site: Tree This cypress tree is the only one remaining of about 25 similar trees that were planted in the original Dutch Reformed cemetery in 1834. | Beaufort West | Beaufort West | Provincial Heritage Site | 32°20′48″S 22°35′01″E﻿ / ﻿32.346648°S 22.583629°E﻿ / -32.346648; 22.583629﻿ (SAHRA identifier 9/2/010/0002/001 - Cypress tree, Bird Street, Beaufort West) | This cypress tree is the only one remaining of about 25 similar trees that were planted in the original Dutch Reformed cemetery in 1834. Type of site: Tree This cypress tree is the only one remaining of about 25 similar trees that were planted in the original Dutch Reformed cemetery in 1834. |
| 9/2/010/0003 | Old Town Hall, 87 Donkin Street, Beaufort West | Single-story building with 5 bays. Symmetrical roof hidden by parapet, and a bracketed cornice. Hexagonal bell tower over clock above Donkin street entrance. Windows with shouldered arches. Rusticated pilasters. The Town Hall of Beaufort West stands in the main street, at the centre of the-historic Karoo town. It is a striking building, white and massive with bold lines and an old-fashioned tower. The origins of Beaufort West go back to 1818. Architectural style: Eclectic. Type of site: Town Hall Previous use: Town Hall. Current use: Museum. This building is the first Town Hall of the first Municipality in the country and was built in 1865-1866 by James Bisset. It accommodated the town council, public library, post office, and police station. it is now part of Beaufort West Museum, it houses a display of Prof Chris Barnard, the first doctor to perform a heart transplant. | Beaufort West | Beaufort West | Provincial Heritage Site | 32°21′02″S 22°34′59″E﻿ / ﻿32.350555°S 22.583051°E﻿ / -32.350555; 22.583051﻿ (SAHRA identifier 9/2/010/0003 - Old Town Hall, 87 Donkin Street, Beaufort West) | Single-story building with 5 bays. Symmetrical roof hidden by parapet, and a bracketed cornice. Hexagonal bell tower over clock above Donkin street entrance. Windows with shouldered arches. Rusticated pilasters. The Town Hall of Beaufort West stands in the main street, at the centre of the-historic Karoo town. It is a striking building, white and massive with bold lines and an old-fashioned tower. The origins of Beaufort West go back to 1818. Architectural style: Eclectic. Type of site: Town Hall Previous use: Town Hall. Current use: Museum. This building is the first Town Hall of the first Municipality in the country and was built in 1865-1866 by James Bisset. It accommodated the town council, public library, post office, and police station. it is now part of Beaufort West Museum, it houses a display of Prof Chris Barnard, the first doctor to perform a heart transplant. |
| 9/2/010/0004 | Matoppo House, 7 Bird Street, Beaufort West | Single-story building, L-shaped, with 7 bays. Symmetrical. Pitched roof, with plain end gables and mock-chimneys. Front wall with plaster paneling and hoods over openings. Double door with fanlight, French doors and sliding sash windows with Louvre shutters NM 1991. Second drostdy, for J J Meintjes. Type of site: House Current use: House. | Beaufort West | Beaufort West | Provincial Heritage Site | 32°20′48″S 22°35′01″E﻿ / ﻿32.346535°S 22.583610°E﻿ / -32.346535; 22.583610﻿ (SAHRA identifier 9/2/010/0004 - Matoppo House, 7 Bird Street, Beaufort West) | Single-story building, L-shaped, with 7 bays. Symmetrical. Pitched roof, with plain end gables and mock-chimneys. Front wall with plaster paneling and hoods over openings. Double door with fanlight, French doors and sliding sash windows with Louvre shutters NM 1991. Second drostdy, for J J Meintjes. Type of site: House Current use: House. Media related to Matoppo House at Wikimedia Commons |
| 9/2/010/0005 | see 9/2/010/0009 | | Beaufort West | Beaufort West | | | Upload Photo |
| 9/2/010/0006 | Dutch Reformed Church Parsonage, Merweville, Beaufort West | | Beaufort West | Beaufort West | | | |
| 9/2/010/0007 | Old Girls' Public School, Church Street, Beaufort West | Double-story stone building. Main facade comprises triangular main gable with Palladian windows below; there is a pair of split rectangular gables over each of the other windows. There are split semi-circular gables over the side windows, which exist in pairs. Louvred lantern roof ventilator. Building opened 10 October 1879 but the Girls' Public School opened 15 July 1891. An east wing for the nursery school was added in 1897 and opened in 1899. It is a fine example of Victorian public architecture. Type of site: School Previous use: School. Current use: Municipal offices. | Beaufort West | Beaufort West | Provincial Heritage Site | 32°21′01″S 22°35′11″E﻿ / ﻿32.350160°S 22.586299°E﻿ / -32.350160; 22.586299﻿ (SAHRA identifier 9/2/010/0007 - Old Girls' Public School, Church Street, Beaufort West) | Double-story stone building. Main facade comprises triangular main gable with Palladian windows below; there is a pair of split rectangular gables over each of the other windows. There are split semi-circular gables over the side windows, which exist in pairs. Louvred lantern roof ventilator. Building opened 10 October 1879 but the Girls' Public School opened 15 July 1891. An east wing for the nursery school was added in 1897 and opened in 1899. It is a fine example of Victorian public architecture. Type of site: School Previous use: School. Current use: Municipal offices. |
| 9/2/010/0008 | Cemeteries, Bird Street, Beaufort West | The original portion of this ring-wall dates from 1857 and was erected when the Nederduitse Gereformeerde (NG) Church cemetery was laid out. A joint fund-raising campaign by the NG and the Anglican congregations in 1887 enabled them to extend the ring-wall. Type of site: Graveyard | Beaufort West | Beaufort West | Provincial Heritage Site | 32°21′28″S 22°35′08″E﻿ / ﻿32.357697°S 22.585434°E﻿ / -32.357697; 22.585434﻿ (SAHRA identifier 9/2/010/0008 - Cemeteries, Bird Street, Beaufort West) | The original portion of this ring-wall dates from 1857 and was erected when the Nederduitse Gereformeerde (NG) Church cemetery was laid out. A joint fund-raising campaign by the NG and the Anglican congregations in 1887 enabled them to extend the ring-wall. Type of site: Graveyard |
| 9/2/010/0009 | Dutch Reformed Church, 161 Church Street, Merweville | Type of site: Church Current use: Church : Dutch Reformed. | Merweville | Beaufort West | Provincial Heritage Site | 32°40′15″S 21°30′53″E﻿ / ﻿32.670913°S 21.514772°E﻿ / -32.670913; 21.514772﻿ (SAHRA identifier 9/2/010/0009 - Dutch Reformed Church, 161 Church Street, Merweville) | Type of site: Church Current use: Church : Dutch Reformed. |
| 9/2/010/0010 | Anglo-Boer War Blockhouse, Beaufort West | | Beaufort West | Beaufort West | | | Upload Photo |
| 9/2/010/0011 | Masonic Hotel, 94 Donkin Street, Beaufort West | | Beaufort West | Beaufort West | | 32°21′17″S 22°35′00″E﻿ / ﻿32.354738°S 22.583435°E﻿ / -32.354738; 22.583435﻿ (SAHRA identifier 9/2/010/0011 - Masonic Hotel, 94 Donkin Street, Beaufort West) | Upload Photo |
| 9/2/010/0012 | Clyde House, 37 Donkin Street, Beaufort West | Double-story building with hipped roof. 3 bays, symmetrical. Double verandah, plain roof, returned, with plenty of ornamental cast-iron detail. Hoods and keystones above windows. Front door 6 panels, leaded fanlight, stained glass. Sliding sash windows. Multicoloured front door. Built in 1839 for Dr James Christie, first full-time government doctor in the area. He was also town councillor, MP & director of Beaufort Bank. The building served as a police station 1898 till after the Anglo-Boer War. Type of site: House Current use: Backpackers. | Beaufort West | Beaufort West | Provincial Heritage Site | 32°20′47″S 22°34′56″E﻿ / ﻿32.346279°S 22.582346°E﻿ / -32.346279; 22.582346﻿ (SAHRA identifier 9/2/010/0012 - Clyde House, 37 Donkin Street, Beaufort West) | Double-story building with hipped roof. 3 bays, symmetrical. Double verandah, plain roof, returned, with plenty of ornamental cast-iron detail. Hoods and keystones above windows. Front door 6 panels, leaded fanlight, stained glass. Sliding sash windows. Multicoloured front door. Built in 1839 for Dr James Christie, first full-time government doctor in the area. He was also town councillor, MP & director of Beaufort Bank. The building served as a police station 1898 till after the Anglo-Boer War. Type of site: House Current use: Backpackers. Media related to Clyde House, Beaufort West at Wikimedia Commons |
| 9/2/010/0013 | Old Central High School, Beaufort West | | Beaufort West | Beaufort West | | | Upload Photo |
| 9/2/010/0014 | Corbelled hut, Vleifontein, Laingsburg | Corbelled drystone dwelling (nat mon) said to be the southernmost example. It has a kookskerm. Other structures Extensive drystone kraals on both sides of valley Harmse family massacre on N side of valley, opposite corbelled dwelling When vacated: Type of site: Corbelled House Go S from BW, turn W on Merweville/Fraserburg road, to Berg-en-Dal. Then go up little pass through valley which opens up to Karoo beyond Losberg. Go N up Oukloof Pass towards Fraserburg, turn R at gate marked Branewynsgat, through several gates (all S of This corbelled house is a good example of the type of vernacular architecture developed by the pioneers of this area in the nineteenth century. | | Beaufort West | Provincial Heritage Site | 32°09′21″S 22°01′14″E﻿ / ﻿32.155772°S 22.020642°E﻿ / -32.155772; 22.020642﻿ (SAHRA identifier 9/2/010/0014 - Corbelled hut, Vleifontein, Laingsburg) | Upload Photo |
| 9/2/010/0015 | Little Green World, 38 Donkin Street, Beaufort West | | Beaufort West | Beaufort West | | 32°20′50″S 22°34′56″E﻿ / ﻿32.347128°S 22.582354°E﻿ / -32.347128; 22.582354﻿ (SAHRA identifier 9/2/010/0015 - Little Green World, 38 Donkin Street, Beaufort West) | Upload Photo |
| 9/2/010/0016 | Old Public Library, 15 Kerk Street, Beaufort West | A somewhat ponderous version of the eclectic style. Triangular pediment, horizontal and raking cornices, semi-circular cap on pediment, with rustication to windows and gable ventilator. Porch on Ionic columns. This impressive Edwardian building, with its neoclassical features, was erected by Matthew Deas, master-builder of Beaufort West. The front gable bears the date 1906. Type of site: Library Previous use: Library. Current use: Municipal offices. | Beaufort West | Beaufort West | Provincial Heritage Site | 32°19′07″S 22°34′25″E﻿ / ﻿32.318610°S 22.573600°E﻿ / -32.318610; 22.573600﻿ (SAHRA identifier 9/2/010/0016 - Old Public Library, 15 Kerk Street, Beaufort West) | A somewhat ponderous version of the eclectic style. Triangular pediment, horizontal and raking cornices, semi-circular cap on pediment, with rustication to windows and gable ventilator. Porch on Ionic columns. This impressive Edwardian building, with its neoclassical features, was erected by Matthew Deas, master-builder of Beaufort West. The front gable bears the date 1906. Type of site: Library Previous use: Library. Current use: Municipal offices. |
| 9/2/010/0017 | Dutch Reformed Mission Church and Parsonage, 89/91 Donkin Street. | | Beaufort West | Beaufort West | | 32°20′53″S 22°34′57″E﻿ / ﻿32.348066°S 22.582474°E﻿ / -32.348066; 22.582474﻿ (SAHRA identifier 9/2/010/0017 - Dutch Reformed Mission Church and Parsonage, 89/91 Donkin Street.) | |
| 9/2/010/0017/001 | Old Dutch Reformed Mission Church Parsonage, 91 Donkin Street, Beaufort West | S/s villa, hipped roof, triangular louvred ventilators, projecting wing on R with covered end gable & bay window with 3 shuttered sash windows. Verandah roof on timber posts, wooden brackets & pendants, balustrade The early nineteenth century parsonage was enlarged in 1914 by the Rev. A.H. Barnard and was the birthplace of the well-known heart surgeon, Prof Chris Barnard and his brother Dr Marius Barnard. Type of site: Pastorie Previous use: Parsonage. Current use: Museum. | Beaufort West | Beaufort West | Provincial Heritage Site | 32°21′03″S 22°35′00″E﻿ / ﻿32.350820°S 22.583254°E﻿ / -32.350820; 22.583254﻿ (SAHRA identifier 9/2/010/0017/001 - Old Dutch Reformed Mission Church Parsonage, 91 Donkin Street, Beaufort West) | S/s villa, hipped roof, triangular louvred ventilators, projecting wing on R with covered end gable & bay window with 3 shuttered sash windows. Verandah roof on timber posts, wooden brackets & pendants, balustrade The early nineteenth century parsonage was enlarged in 1914 by the Rev. A.H. Barnard and was the birthplace of the well-known heart surgeon, Prof Chris Barnard and his brother Dr Marius Barnard. Type of site: Pastorie Previous use: Parsonage. Current use: Museum. |
| 9/2/010/0017/002 | Old Dutch Reformed Mission Church, 89 Donkin Street, Beaufort West | Church, end gable with raking cornice & belfry faces street, twin lancet windows over entrance porch. Nave 4 bays, buttresses. Lancet windows, pointed hoods, with coloured diamond panes, original wooden tracery (?). Rough-cast walls, stone plinth. This Mission Church, the foundation stone of which was laid on 4 May 1871, was completed in December 1872 by the building contractor Adriaan Ventura. The Rev. Paulus Teshe was the main driving force behind its erection. Architectural style: Cape Neo-Gothic. Type of site: Church Previous use: Church. Current use: Museum. | Beaufort West | Beaufort West | Provincial Heritage Site | 32°21′03″S 22°34′59″E﻿ / ﻿32.350728°S 22.583018°E﻿ / -32.350728; 22.583018﻿ (SAHRA identifier 9/2/010/0017/002 - Old Dutch Reformed Mission Church, 89 Donkin Street, Beaufort West) | Church, end gable with raking cornice & belfry faces street, twin lancet windows over entrance porch. Nave 4 bays, buttresses. Lancet windows, pointed hoods, with coloured diamond panes, original wooden tracery (?). Rough-cast walls, stone plinth. This Mission Church, the foundation stone of which was laid on 4 May 1871, was completed in December 1872 by the building contractor Adriaan Ventura. The Rev. Paulus Teshe was the main driving force behind its erection. Architectural style: Cape Neo-Gothic. Type of site: Church Previous use: Church. Current use: Museum. |
| 9/2/010/0017/1 | Old Dutch Reformed Mission Church Parsonage, 91 Donkin Street, | | Beaufort West | Beaufort West | National Monument | 32°20′53″S 22°34′57″E﻿ / ﻿32.348066°S 22.582474°E﻿ / -32.348066; 22.582474﻿ (SAHRA identifier 9/2/010/0017/1 - Old Dutch Reformed Mission Church Parsonage, 91 Donkin Street,) | Upload Photo |
| 9/2/010/0018 | Pear trees, Donkin Street, Beaufort West | 2 Very old pear trees on pavement. One near Ye Olde Thatch died. Other one at Pritchard's Bldg. These pear trees were planted in 1850 and 1860. Type of site: Tree | Beaufort West | Beaufort West | Provincial Heritage Site | 32°21′24″S 22°35′01″E﻿ / ﻿32.356528°S 22.583735°E﻿ / -32.356528; 22.583735﻿ (SAHRA identifier 9/2/010/0018 - Pear trees, Donkin Street, Beaufort West) | 2 Very old pear trees on pavement. One near Ye Olde Thatch died. Other one at Pritchard's Bldg. These pear trees were planted in 1850 and 1860. Type of site: Tree |
| 9/2/010/0019 | Pritchard Building, 92 Donkin Street, Beaufort West | | Beaufort West | Beaufort West | | 32°20′53″S 22°34′57″E﻿ / ﻿32.348058°S 22.582479°E﻿ / -32.348058; 22.582479﻿ (SAHRA identifier 9/2/010/0019 - Pritchard Building, 92 Donkin Street, Beaufort West) | Upload Photo |
| 9/2/010/0020 | Grave of W A Arnot, Merweville, Beaufort West District | | Beaufort West | Beaufort West | | | Upload Photo |
| 9/2/010/0021 | Poskoetshuis, 111 Bird Street, Beaufort West | | Beaufort West | Beaufort West | | 32°20′49″S 22°35′01″E﻿ / ﻿32.347023°S 22.583707°E﻿ / -32.347023; 22.583707﻿ (SAHRA identifier 9/2/010/0021 - Poskoetshuis, 111 Bird Street, Beaufort West) | Upload Photo |
| 9/2/010/0022 | Beaufort West East Dutch Reformed Mission Church, Beaufort West | | Beaufort West | Beaufort West | | | Upload Photo |
| 9/2/010/0023 | Christ Church complex, Donkin Street, Beaufort West | | Beaufort West | Beaufort West | | 32°20′45″S 22°34′57″E﻿ / ﻿32.3459194°S 22.5824806°E﻿ / -32.3459194; 22.5824806﻿ (SAHRA identifier 9/2/010/0023 - Christ Church complex, Donkin Street, Beaufort West) | Upload Photo |
| 9/2/010/0024 | Methodist cemetery, Beaufort West | | Beaufort West | Beaufort West | | | Upload Photo |
| 9/2/010/0026 | Military Cemetery, Nelspoort, Beaufort West District | | Beaufort West | Beaufort West | | | Upload Photo |
| 9/2/010/0027 | BEAUFORT WEST MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT, GENERAL | | Beaufort West | Beaufort West | | | Upload Photo |
| 9/2/010/0028 | Catholic Cemetery, Thompson Street, Beaufort West | | Beaufort West | Beaufort West | | | Upload Photo |
| 9/2/010/0029 | Droer Rivier (Eskom Sub-station), Beaufort West District. | | Beaufort West | Beaufort West | | | Upload Photo |
| 9/2/010/0030 | Hillmore, Vetkuil 332, Beaufort West District | | Beaufort West | Beaufort West | | | Upload Photo |
| 9/2/010/0031 | Guards Memorial, Farm Brak Pannen, Beaufort West District | | Beaufort West | Beaufort West | | | Upload Photo |
| 9/2/010/0032 | KAROO NATIONAL PARK, BEAUFORT WEST DISTRICT | | Beaufort West | Beaufort West | | | Upload Photo |