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. Hunters Retreat, Port Elizabeth: Bluecliff Publishing.

South African History Online [1].

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