Collins' Cottage
1352
Address
1 Van Riebeeck Street cnr Drostdy Street
Date Built
pre-1817 & late 19th C
Suggested Grading
IIIA
Description
"Long barn-type double-dwelling with corrugated iron roof, straight end gables and two covered frontgables with timber fretwork and flat-arched 2x2 sashes. Small 2-pane windows under eaves. Bellcast verandah with cast iron columns and brackets. Victorian joinery: 2x2 sashes, 4-panel doors with 2-pane fanlights."
Details
Style
Victorian
Architectural Period
Early Victorian
Type Of Building
Residential
Architect / Builder
Current Use
Shop
Original Use
General Evaluation
Significant
History
"The right half is part of the Grosvenor House complex and appears on the 1817 town plan, while the further half is a late Victorian addition. (Fransen & Cook)"
Alterations
Social History
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PHOTO DATE: November 2009
Latitude/Longitude
-4020367.31726000000 / 2099954.93527000000
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Additional Information
Additional Documents
Survey
2012
Circa
Admin Area
Stellenbosch
Allotment
Stellenbosch
Zoning
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Date of survey
November 2009
Linked to erf/erven
Linked Address
3; 5 Van Riebeeck St
Environment
part of a group
2012 Survey Document
2012 survey document not available
OTHER DOCUMENTS
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NHRA Significance
Historical
Some significance
Rarity
Some significance
Aestetical
Some significance
Technological
Unassessed
Cultural
Significant
Social History
Significant
Slave History
Some significance
* SCALE USED: Very Significant / Significant / Some Significance / No Significance / Not Assessed
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NHRA Protection
Sect 27.2 Is the building/site a Provinical Heritage Site?
unassessed
Sect 27.3 Is the building/site a Previous National Monument?
Sect 28 Will any dev affect the prot or views of or from a Gr 1 or Gr 2 site?
Sect 34 Is the building/structure older than 60 years?
no
Sect 35 Is the site a declared archeological/palaeontological site?
Sect 36 Does the site contain any graves or is it a burial ground?
Sect 37 Does the site contain any public monuments or memorials?
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Additional Photos
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