Provision office Karibib

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Provision office
National monument in Namibia Flag of Namibia.svg
Namibia - Provision Office 01.jpg
Monument type National monument : building
location Caribib
Geographic coordinates : 21 ° 56 '19.5 "  S , 15 ° 50' 49.9"  E Coordinates: 21 ° 56 '19.5 "  S , 15 ° 50' 49.9"  E
Provision office Karibib (Namibia)
Red pog.svg
Emergence 1911
Recognized
by the National Heritage Council
May 15, 1986
Deprivation
Sponsorship Karibib marble works
Website NHC Namibia

The Provision Office is a historic building in the Namibian town of Karibib in the Erongo region . It has been a National Monument of Namibia since May 15, 1986 .

The provision office is characterized by arched wooden windows and bricks. The roof is made of corrugated iron and the floors are made of stone. It was built in 1911 by the Schutztruppe for use as a general goods store. Parts of the complex, which also includes buildings from 1907, were destroyed in a fire in 1945.

Today (as of April 2020) it serves as the administrative and residential building of the Karibib marble works .

Web links

Commons : National Heritage Council of Namibia  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. a b 102/1986 Provision Office. National Heritage Council. Retrieved April 2, 2020.