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

 
Very
Significant
Significant
Some
Significance
No
Significance
Not
Assessed
Historical
 
 
 
 
 
Rarity
 
 
 
 
 
Aesthetical
 
 
 
 
 
Technological
 
 
 
 
 
Cultural
 
 
 
 
 
Social History
 
 
 
 
 
Slave History
 
 
 
 
 

Circa

1875 - 1899 

Admin area

Stellenbosch 

Allotment

Stellenbosch 

Linked to erf/erven

1836; 3981 

Linked address

 

NHRA protection

Previous National Monument (1976) 

Environment

 

Sect 27.2 Is the building/site a Provinical Heritage Site?
 
Sect 27.3 Is the building/site a Previous National Monument?
 
Sect 28 Will any dev affect the prot or views of or from a Gr 1 or Gr 2 site?
 
Sect 34 Is the building/structure older than 60 years?
 
Sect 35 Is the site a declared archeological/palaeontological site?
 
Sect 36 Does the site contain any graves or is it a burial ground?
 
Sect 37 Does the site contain any public monuments or memorials?
 


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