Avenue to Rhodes Cottage

Overview

Address

Boschendal Estate

Date Built

Suggested Grading

IIIC

Property Number

Present NHRA protection

Older than 60 years - at time of survey

Description

Avenue of Yellowwods over 1km in length, on axis and leading to Rhodes Cottage.

Details

Valley

Dwars River Valley (F01-F13)

Area

Dwars River Mid-Valley Area (F04-F09)

Landscape Unit

F07

Townscape

Landscape Unit Grade

Grade II

Architect / Builder

Current Use

Avenue

Original Use

Avenue

General Evaluation

Interior Description

History

Grouping with other sites

Evidence of Demolition

Contextual Design

Invasive Elements

Heritage Vulnerability

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Latitude/Longitude

-33.8781916667 / 18.9634866667
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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

Archaeology

Architectural

Associational

Intangible

* SCALE USED: High / Medium / Low / None

Rarity

Representivity

Scientific

Symbolic

Statement of Significance

The unique and remarkably lengthy, and extremely slow growing Yellowwood avenue is a distinctive cultural landscape element in a celebrated and significant landscape setting.

Landscape Significance

This avenue of Yellowwoods is a combination of Podocarpus latifolius (also our national tree) and Podocarpus henkelii. Both of these species are slow growers and known for their good quality hard wood. Probably the only of its kind in South Africa
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Additional Photos

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