| Wilgenhof ("Bachelors", formerly Willow Grange) | |||||||
| Physical Address: | Victoria St cnr Ryneveld St | Erf: | 1782 | Applicable Legislation | |||
| Architectural Period: | Cape Dutch | Date built: | late 18th C; Georgianised 1880 | Older than 60 years: | no | PREV. NATIONAL MONUMENT: | |
| Style: | Georgian | Type of building: | Residential |
 Date of photograph(s): November 2009 }
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| Zoning: | Use: | Hostel | |||||
| Heritage Values | |||||||
| Rarity: | Significant | Historical: | Very Significant | ||||
| Aesthetical: | Very Significant | Technological: | Unassessed | ||||
| Cultural: | Very Significant | Social History: | Very Significant | ||||
| Slave History: | Very Significant | Present NHRA protection: | Previous National Monument (1976) | ||||
| Heritage Analysis | |||||||
| SITE & STRUCTURE 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" | ||||||
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| General Evaluation: | Outstanding | ||||||
| Suggested Grading: | II | ||||||
| Date of Survey: | November 2009 | ||||||