| Groot Zalze | |||||||
| Physical Address: | De Zalze Golf Estate - NO ACCESS WAS PERMITTED | Erf: | Erven Re/5, 553, 554, 4, 2, Erf 63 | Applicable Legislation | |||
| Architectural Period: | Date built: | Older than 60 years: | unassessed | PREV. NATIONAL MONUMENT: | |||
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| Slave History: | Present NHRA protection: | S34 | |||||
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| SITE & STRUCTURE DESCRIPTION: | The main structure is a "rectangular, 2-storeyed 'Georgian' five-bay house with hipped slate roof. It has good proportions and the ground-floor has the same late-Georgian windows as the upper storey”. The cellar dates from 1837, and "its gable has the almost straight, sloping outlines”. The thatch has been reinstated (Fransen, 2004: 235). The rest of the werf is made up of a Cape Revival single farmhouse dating from 1921, and in line with the cellar and main house. The so-called “pioneers‟ cottage” is located to the north-east. A werf wall, avenue of oaks, and garden complete the wer ... | ||||||
| History: |
Granted in 1695 to Nicolaas Cleef (from Grosz Salze in Germany). In 1762 the farm was acquired by Willem Krige, who very likely built the lower storey of the present house.... In 1820 Jacobus Francois du Toit became owner (Fransen, 2004: 235), and the farm remained in their ownership for 166 years. The more recent history of the site saw the Kleine Zalze farm subdivided off in 1975, and in the 1960s Groote Zalze was sold to Henry Dowling (his daughter, Lesley Rae, is a well-known singer), and they sold the farm to the Endhoven Family in the 1990s (DPM Inc. De ... |
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| Suggested Grading: | IIIA | ||||||
| Date of Survey: | 2016 | ||||||