Kerkhuis/Utopia
Erf 1368
Address
2 Drostdy Street
Date built
late-18th C
Use
Offices
Style
Cape Dutch
Architectual period
Cape Dutch
Type of building
Residential
General evaluation
Outstanding
Suggested grading
II
Present NHRA protection
Previous National monument (1975)
Zoning
Date of survey
November 2009
Reference no.
9.01
Description
"H-shaped Cape house with thatched roof, neo-classical pedimented front gable with 20x20 sash and holbol end gables. Cape Dutch joinery: stable door with 20-pane fanlight flanked by narrow 12x 15 and 24x30 sash windows with fixed upper sashes. Brick stoep and steps."
History
"The house stands on part of a farm granted to HJ Potgieter in 1683. The house was probably built by Philip Hartog, who owned the erf from 1753-1787. It appears on the 1817 town map with the sidecourts between the wings of the H covered by barrel vaults. From 1820-1841 it was owned by Christoffel Lodewyk Wyckert, who probably added the gable. Johann Adam Mader, who bought the house in 1846, replaced the original front door with two late-Georgian doors. The facade was restored in 1962. (Fransen & Cook)"
Alterations
Restored - see history.
Social History
Significance in terms of NHRA
Significant
Significance
Significance
Assessed
Circa
1700 - 1749
Admin area
Stellenbosch
Allotment
Stellenbosch
Linked to erf/erven
Linked address
NHRA protection
Previous National monument (1975)
Environment