| Raithby House - 8 Raithby Road | |||||||
| Physical Address: | Raithby Road | Erf: | 8 | 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: | A typical, single-storey and double-pitched vernacular cottage (with roof loft), and lean-to addition at the back. The cottage faces the street edge, but is set back from it. | ||||||
| History: |
Originally a missionary community for emancipated slaves established by Barnabas Shaw following the abolition of slavery at the Cape in 1834. The original lots were rented out to 800 freed slaves. The church was built in 1861. |
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| Suggested Grading: | IIIC | ||||||
| Date of Survey: | 2016 | ||||||