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Hälbich Buildings
Other Site Details
Classification  | A.11.3.3. (Complexes of) Buildings, Private, Business Buildings
Proclamation No  | 099/1986
Place  | Karibib, betwenn Main, Third and Fracht St
Region  | Erongo
Site Environment  | In an ensemble with the other colonial buildings in Main St.
Instangible Aspects  | Hälbich & Co is the oldest trading company in Namibia and played an integral role in the development of Karibib.
Previous Use  | Shop, workshop, residence.
Refences  | Official Gazette 5187, No. 54, 1986. Vogt, Andreas, "National Monuments in Namibia", Windhoek 2004, p. 178-179.
Legal Status  | Declared as National Monument on 01.04.1986 by the National Monuments Council of South Africa (NMC, National Monuments Act 1969, No. 28).
     

Description

4 buildings: shop (built 1899), facing Main St with a wrought-iron burglar proofing, residence, combined commercial section and living quarters, storehouse or forge (1900-1907). Large semi-detached, cast-iron lattice-work structure serving as a fence on the corner of Main and Third St. Remains of the waggon workshop behind the storehouse. Bronze plaque.

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Brief History

Hälbich died in 1900 and his sons moved his trading company, founded in 1873, from Otjimbingwe to Karibib.
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