Location: Chateau Margot, East Coast Demerara Classification: Engineering Structure Period/ Year Built: 1889 Historical Background / Description: The Chateau Margot Chimney is located in the community of Chateau Margot on the East Coast of Demerara; it is approximately 12.8 kilometres (8 miles) away from the city of Georgetown. The date, July 1, 1889, was inscribed …
Location: Le Ressouvenir, East Coast Demerara Classification: Funerary Structure Period/ Year Built: 19th century Historical Background / Description: Hermanus Hilbertus Post was a Dutch plantation owner who migrated to Demerara circa 1780. He was born in Utretcht, Holland in 1755, and is remembered for his humanitarian work among the enslaved Africans. Mr. Post is accredited …
Location: Plaisance, East Coast Demerara Classification: Commemorative Monument Period/ Year Built: 1966 Historical Background / Description: Plaisance is a community located 10 kilometres (6.21 miles) away from the capital city of Georgetown. The village was bought by former slaves in 1842, from the Waterbodt family through Mr. A J Waterbodt. The plantation which was commonly …
Location: Sparendam, East Coast Demerara Classification: Religious Period/ Year Built: Consecrated 1877 Historical Background / Description: St. John, the Baptist, Roman Catholic Church is located in the community of Sparendam, on the East Coast of Demerara. Prior to the establishment of the church, in the 1860s, the Catholic community in the villages Sparendam and Plaisance …
Location: Cummings Lodge, Greater Georgetown Classification: Commemorative Monument Period/ Year Built: 2017 Historical Background / Description: The Independence Arch is a commemorative monument located in the community of Cummings Lodge, Greater Georgetown. Cummings Lodge, a suburb of Georgetown, is located 8 kilometres (4.97 miles) east of the capital city. The arch which was installed on …
Location: Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown Classification: Educational Period/ Year Built: Established 1963, Turkeyen Campus built 1969/1970 Historical Background / Description: The University of Guyana, Guyana’s only National University, was established in April 1963. The University’s main campus is located in Turkeyen, approximately 7.5 kilometres (4.6 miles) east of Georgetown. The university began operating in October 1963, …
Location: Kitty, Georgetown Classification: Religious Period/ Year Built: Established 1838, dedicated 1857 Historical Background / Description: St. James-the Less Anglican Church is on located on David Street, Kitty, Georgetown. The church was established in 1838 as a chapel school near the Kitty foreshore. The chapel was attached to St. George’s Cathedral, but attained the status …
Location: Kitty, Georgetown Classification: Community Period/ Year Built: 1925 Historical Background / Description: The Kitty Market, located at the corner of Barr and Alexander Streets, was opened in 1925, by Sir Cecil Bunter Rodway. The opening ceremony was witnessed by a number of councillors who served in the first village council; among them was Mr. …
Location: Bourda, Georgetown Classification: Governmental Period/ Year Built: Circa 1880s Historical Background / Description: Patrick Dargan’s House commonly known as Dargan’s House is located at Lot 90 Robb and Oronoque Streets, Georgetown. The building is believed to have been built in the 1880s and was first occupied by Mr. Patrick Dargan (1850-1908), a coloured politician …
Location: Queenstown, Georgetown Classification: Commercial Period/ Year Built: Circa 1907 Historical Background / Description: Sharples House, located on Forshaw Street, Queenstown, Georgetown, is one of many buildings that goes by the name of Sharples House. The building was designed by 19th century British Guiana architect, Mr. John Bradshaw Sharples circa 1907. It was once the …
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