Bergzicht
Erf 235
Address
Bird Street
Date built
c1795
Use
Restaurant
Style
Architectual period
Type of building
Residential
General evaluation
Significant
Suggested grading
II
Present NHRA protection
No
Zoning
Date of survey
November 2009
Reference no.
19.03A
Description
"H-shaped thatched house with ornate holbol central gable with double casements (a reconstruction) and holbol end gables. Flush casements with solid shutters, stable door with small-pane fanlight. House is flanked by thatched outbuildings with mock-chimney end gables. Various parts of the old werf walls survive.Werf walls"
History
"The house was probably built c1795 by Jacob Groenewald, who also owned Kromme Rivier."
Alterations
The house had been much-altered and the front Victorianised. It was restored by the Town Council in 1969. The front gable is a copy from an Elliot photograph of the gable at Groenrivier.
Social History
Significance in terms of NHRA
Significant
Significance
Significance
Assessed







Circa
1750 - 1799
Admin area
Stellenbosch
Allotment
Stellenbosch
Linked to erf/erven
Linked address
NHRA protection
No
Environment