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Nasional Monuments
Dutch Reformed Church (1859-1866) (Church street)
The first congregation of the Dutch Reformed Church (Hervormende Kerk) was founded in 1842 and the first church was situated on the north-eastern corner of the church square. The second (present) church, the oldest existing church in the Transvaal, was consecrated in 1866.
Raw hide thongs were used to determine the measurements of the church. At the outset pews and lighting were non-existent and church-goers had to supply their own seats and lanterns. A corrugated iron roof replaced the original thatched roof in 1893. A wooden floor and ceiling were installed and a steeple was erected.
The building was strengthened in 1952 and a bronze statue of Rev. Dirk van der Hoff (first minister of the congregation) was erected at the main entrance. The sculpture was Coert Steynberg.
The building was declared a national monument in 1965. In 1912, 70 years after the founding of the first congregation, the original bell-tower was fitted with a bell manufactured in the Netherlands.
Totius House (Kruger Street)
The Totius Museum is a typical example of a town house built during the Edwardian period. When the Theological School of the Reformed Church had to be moved from Burgersdorp to Potchefstroom, a ground plan almost identical to the plan of the rector's home in Burgersdorp, was used in Potchefstroom. The house was completed in 1905 and was occupied by prof. Cachet until prof. D.J. du Toit ( totius) succeeded him as principal of the Theological School in 1911.
Besides being a academic, Totius was also well-known Afrikaans Bible tranlator, poet and cultural leader. The entire content of the house originated from the Du Toit family. Admission to their house museum is free and guided tours are offered.
The corner-stone of the first St. Mary's Anglican Church Building was laid by M.W. Pretorius in 1867. In 1891 the present church building was erected. The church has beautiful stained-glass windows. Part of the carpet used in Westminster Abbey during the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, was presented to the church because it is the oldest Anglican church building in the Transvaal. The carpet hangs as a mural in the church. In its centenary year in 1991, the church was declared a national monument.