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Lexicon Nederduitse Gereformeerde KerkWarden , Free State
HESSE and HESSE (FW and F) : Architect Gerard Leendert Pieter MOERDYK : Architect
Date :1918 : 1922-1924 Type :Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk - Church Status :Extant
Click to view large map Coordinates: 27°51'33.43" S 28°57'43.96" E Alt: 1647m
See more photographs F Hesse commenced building 1918; foundation Stone 1920, building interrupted, recommenced 1922 Moerdyk. (Warden Eeufees) The church is reputed to be the largest sandstone church in South Africa.
References:
Maeder, GA & Zinn, C. 1917. Ons kerk album van Hollandsche kerken en leeraren . Capetown: Cape Times. pg 192 Menache, Philippe & David, Darryl Earl. 2012. A Platteland Pilgrimage : 102 country churches of South Africa
. South Africa: Booktown Richmond Press. pg 12 Menache, Philippe & David, Darryl Earl. 2010. 101 Country Churches of South Africa . South Africa: Booktown Richmond Press. pg 37 Menache, Philippe & Wolff, Helmut . 2021. die NG Kerk, ons erfenis : 'n fotoversameling van die argitektoniese skatte van 139 NG kerke in SA . Not identified: Not identified. pg 123 Richardson, Deirdré. 2001. Historic Sites of South Africa . Cape Town: Struik Publishers. pg 188