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Pacaltsdorp, Western Cape

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The town was originally called Hooge Kraal and then re-named Pacaltsdorp after Carl August PACALT who built a temporary church there but left instructions in his will that his money should be spent on the building of a new church. List of references: Anderson, TA . 1957. The Story of Pacaltsdorp and Some Reminiscences. Port Elizabeth: Long & Co. pp All Fransen, Hans. 2004. The old buildings of the Cape. A survey of extant architecture from before c1910 in the area of Cape Town - Calvinia - Colesberg - Uitenhage. Johannesburg & Cape Town: Jonathan Ball Publishers. pp 486-487 Fransen, Hans. 2006. Old towns and villages of the Cape. A survey of the origin and development of towns, villages and hamlets at the Cape of Good Hope. With particular reference to their physical planning and historical landscape. Johannesburg & Cape Town: Jonathan Ball. pp 143 Greig, Doreen. 1971. A Guide to Architecture in South Africa. Cape Town: Howard Timmins. pp 46, 48, 174 Gutsche, Thelma. 1970. The Bishop's Lady. Cape Town: Howard Timmins. pp 76 Lewcock, Ronald. 1963. Early Nineteenth Century Architecture in South Africa : a study of the interaction of two cultures, 1795-1837. Cape Town: AA Balkema. pp 279-280 Picton-Seymour, Désirée. 1989. Historical Buildings in South Africa. Cape Town: Struikhof Publishers. pp 83 Potgieter, DJ (Editor-in-chief). 1973. Standard Encyclopaedia of South Africa [SESA] Volume 8 Mus-Pop. Cape Town: Nasou. pp 424 Richardson, Deirdré. 2001. Historic Sites of South Africa. Cape Town: Struik Publishers. pp 132 List of structures: Congregational Mission Church: 1822-1825. House Pacalt: 1813. Parsonage - First: 1835. Parsonage - Second: 1882.