Wilgenhof ("Bachelors", formerly Willow Grange)
Erf 1782
Address
Victoria St cnr Ryneveld St
Date built
late 18th C; Georgianised 1880
Use
Hostel
Style
Georgian
Architectual period
Cape Dutch
Type of building
Residential
General evaluation
Outstanding
Suggested grading
II
Present NHRA protection
Previous National Monument (1976)
Zoning
Date of survey
November 2009
Reference no.
25.17B
Description
"U-shaped double storey 5-bay house with moulded cornice, raised pediment and rusticated quoins. 4x4 sashes to first floor and French doors to ground floor with louvred shutters, all with bracketed hood moulds."
History
"Originally a single storey thatched farmhouse, with outbuildings, visible on Hertzog's 1817 plan. It predates Van Ryneveld St and is aligned with a pre-existing lane (see also 25.02B, ""Skuinshuis""). During the 18th Century the farm was known as Willow"
Alterations
Social History
Significance in terms of NHRA
Significant
Significance
Significance
Assessed







Circa
1875 - 1899
Admin area
Stellenbosch
Allotment
Stellenbosch
Linked to erf/erven
1836; 3981
Linked address
NHRA protection
Previous National Monument (1976)
Environment