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Date: 1923 Type: Row Houses Status: Extant

In 1905 the Colonial Government had granted to the Council 16 morgen of land on which the Bantus had settled, on condition that houses and sanitary conveniences were erected for them. In 1922 the Administrator approved a loan of £5 000 for the erection of 24 four-roomed houses for Bantu and Coloureds, and the Council accepted a tender for the erection of these houses and three wash-houses for £4 454 19s. 6d. As a result of the rapid increase in the number of Bantus the housing shortage continued and in 1925 a further 100 one-roomed cottages were built at a cost of £4 475. (Smit, 1973: 314-315) Books that reference Workers' Quarters Smit, AP (Ed). 1973. Ligglans oor die berge : eeufeesgedenkboek Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk en gemeenskap, Barkly-Oos, 1873-1973. Barkly East: Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerkraad van Barkly-Oos met die medewerking van die Plaaslike Stadsraad. pg 216, 314-315