Schreuder House
Erf 1277
Address
10 Ryneveld Street cnr Church Street
Date built
pre-1815; parts possibly early 18th C
Use
Museum
Style
Cape Vernacular
Architectual period
Cape Dutch
Type of building
Residential
General evaluation
Outstanding
Suggested grading
I
Present NHRA protection
Previous National Monument (1974)
Zoning
Date of survey
November 2009
Reference no.
10.07
Description
"T-shaped thatched house with half-hipped end gables. Small leaded light casements with solid shutters; stable door. (Leaded casements not consistent with traditional Cape vernacular)Capped boundary wall along Ryneveld St. Museum entrance: small parapetted building with projecting timber entrance with glazed doors, brick stoep and steps. Electrical substation on Church St boundary."
History
"The erf was granted in 1709 to Sebastian Schreuder, messenger of the court. Parts of the front of the house probably date from that time (it is visible on Stade drawing of 1710) but it burnt down in the 1710 fire and was rebuilt. The front part (without the tail of the T) is on the 1817 town plan. Over the centuries it was altered, including being Victorianised. In 1974 it was bought by the museum and restored."
Alterations
Restored
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 (1974)
Environment
part of museum complex