Brandwacht
Address
Off the R44 / Ben du Toit Avenue
Date Built
Suggested Grading
IIIA
Property Number
Present NHRA protection
S34
Older than 60 years - at time of survey
yes
Description
A double-storey, rectangular building with 5 bays and arched window openings, in the Stellenbosch tradition. A linear, flat-roofed cellar is located to the south-west of the house. The house is now encircled by a high wall, with domestic landscaping, and having lost its agricultural setting and use now appears as a large, suburban property.
Details
Valley
Eerste River Valley (C01-C30)
Area
Eerste River Helderberg Area (C25-C30)
Landscape Unit
C30
Townscape
Landscape Unit Grade
Grade II
Architect / Builder
Pius Pahl
Current Use
Suburban house
Original Use
Agricultural werf
General Evaluation
Interior Description
History
Granted in freehold to PJ Eksteen in 1828 (Fransen, 2004: 234).
Grouping with other sites
Evidence of Demolition
Contextual Design
The context has been "suburbanised" with office park and gated residential fabric.
Invasive Elements
Surrounding office park
Heritage Vulnerability
This site is particuarly vulnerable to agri-industrial and office park development, which has already impaced the site. The suburban sprawl of Stellenbosch is a real threat to this unique heritage site and its broader landscape.
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Latitude/Longitude
-33.9558616667 / 18.85841
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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
Medium
Archaeology
Architectural
Medium
Associational
Medium
Intangible
* SCALE USED: High / Medium / Low / None
Rarity
Medium
Representivity
None
Scientific
None
Symbolic
Medium
Statement of Significance
This site has some rarity in being an agricultural building that was converted into a double-storey
house, in a style more often seen within the town of Stellenbosch. The site has completely lost its
agricultural setting and associations. It retains some historic, architectural and sybolic significance.
Landscape Significance
Some mature trees
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Additional Photos
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