16 Desch Street, Ida's Valley
2804
Address
16 Desch Street
Date Built
Suggested Grading
IIIC
Property Number
2804
Present NHRA protection
S34
Older than 60 years - at time of survey
yes
Description
Single storey dwelling house, with hipped roof and intact front stoep, supported on rusticated columns with a stepped, brick archway detail. Original windows and doors in evidence. The front low garden wall also appears original.
Details
Valley
Area
Landscape Unit
Townscape
Landscape Unit Grade
Grade II
Architect / Builder
Current Use
Residential
Original Use
Residential
General Evaluation
Interior Description
History
Part of the core Ida's Valley village area.
Grouping with other sites
Evidence of Demolition
Contextual Design
This is an intact example of a building type that occurs throughout Ida's Valley, although many of
the houses of the same stock have been altered.
Invasive Elements
None
Heritage Vulnerability
Alteration and modernisation.
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Latitude/Longitude
-33.92342333 / 18.87613
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Additional Information
Additional Documents
Survey
2016
Circa
Admin Area
Allotment
Zoning
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Date of survey
2016
Linked to erf/erven
Linked Address
Environment
Valley PDF
No document
AREA PDF
No document
Landscape Unit PDF
No document
Townscape PDF
2016 Survey Document - Site PDF
OTHER DOCUMENTS
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NHRA Significance
Age
Low
Archaeology
Architectural
Low
Associational
Low
Intangible
* SCALE USED: High / Medium / Low / None
Rarity
Low
Representivity
Low
Scientific
Symbolic
Low
Statement of Significance
This is an intact example of a building type that occurs throughout Ida's Valley, although in most
other cases has been altered. The building has representational and contextual significance. The
association of Ida's Valley with the forced removals at "Die Vlakte" lend the site additional socio historical significance.
Landscape Significance
Limited, although the front garden contributes to the streetscape.
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Additional Photos
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