Feather Market Hall
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The Feather Market Hall in Baakens Street, Port Elizabeth, was built between 1883 and 1885 as a natural extension to the market place. It served as an auction room during the ostrich feather boom lasting until World War I. Today it is used as a conference/exhibition centre and concert hall.
Sources
Urquhart, Colin 2002. Pictorial Port Elizabeth.
South African History Online [www.sahistory.org.za/places/feathermarket-hall-port-elizabeth].
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