Hermannsburg Mission House

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The Hermannsburg Mission House is a provincial heritage site in Hermannsburg, Umvoti District, in the province of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. It is owned and operated by the Hermannsburg School.[ citation needed ]

In 1976 it was described in the Government Gazette of South Africa :[ citation needed ]

The historic mission house at Hermannsburg was erected around 1862 in the German-Saxon style, in order to provide housing for the staff of the Hermannsburg Mission Station. This building is probably the only German-Saxon house in South Africa.

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