Assegaaibosch Forestry Houses
Address
Jonkershoek Road
Date Built
Suggested Grading
IIIB
Property Number
Present NHRA protection
S34
Older than 60 years - at time of survey
yes
Description
Single-storey, corrugated-iron (now IBR) pitched-roof, timber-framed and clapboard houses and/or hostels.
Details
Valley
Jonkershoek Valley (D01-D04)
Area
JonkershoeK Valley Head (D01-D02)
Landscape Unit
D02
Townscape
Landscape Unit Grade
Grade II
Architect / Builder
Current Use
Residential
Original Use
Residential
General Evaluation
Interior Description
History
Grouping with other sites
See other forestry clusters.
Evidence of Demolition
Contextual Design
Invasive Elements
Heritage Vulnerability
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Latitude/Longitude
-33.9607771 / 18.92670809
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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
AREA PDF
Landscape Unit PDF
Townscape PDF
2016 Survey Document - Site PDF
OTHER DOCUMENTS
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NHRA Significance
Age
Low
Archaeology
Low
Architectural
Low
Associational
High
Intangible
Low
* SCALE USED: High / Medium / Low / None
Rarity
High
Representivity
High
Scientific
Low
Symbolic
High
Statement of Significance
These timber-framed houses, constructed to house forestry workers, reveal the presence of a
community of foresters in the Jonkershoek. They have high associational, social and community
significance. Architecturally, they exhibit a system of construction that is relatively rare in the Cape.
Landscape Significance
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Additional Photos
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