De Oude Leeskamer
1288
Address
182 Dorp Street cnr Drostdy Street
Date Built
1814-15; mid-19th C alterations
Suggested Grading
IIIA
Description
"Single storey 3-bay house with corrugated iron roof, straight front gable with double casements and cast iron vent and covered end gables. Corner quoins and surround to 3x3 door with intricate fanlight. 12x12 sashes with louvred shutters. Raised stoep at entrance with steps to one side. One and a half storey extension along Drostdy St with garages below and 8x8 casements in flat-roofed dormers."
Details
Style
Cape Vernacular
Architectural Period
Cape Dutch
Type Of Building
Residential
Architect / Builder
Current Use
Offices
Original Use
General Evaluation
Contributing
History
Was an annexe of the Theological Seminary; the Stellenbosch Gymnasium was founded here in 1865.
Alterations
Mid-19th C joinery and gable; extension in Drostdy St. Badly restored, IIIB just because of situation.<br />
Update 2022: recent change by Malherbe Rust Architects. Demolition of an addition, a connecting element brought about a new courtyard and contemporary connecting element. This building also now houses a restaurant.
Social History
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PHOTO DATE: November 2009
Latitude/Longitude
-4020516.03234000000 / 2099882.37054000000
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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
Environment
2012 Survey Document
2012 survey document not available
OTHER DOCUMENTS
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NHRA Significance
Historical
Significant
Rarity
Some significance
Aestetical
Some significance
Technological
Unassessed
Cultural
Very 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?
unassessed
Sect 28 Will any dev affect the prot or views of or from a Gr 1 or Gr 2 site?
unassessed
Sect 34 Is the building/structure older than 60 years?
no
Sect 35 Is the site a declared archeological/palaeontological site?
unassessed
Sect 36 Does the site contain any graves or is it a burial ground?
unassessed
Sect 37 Does the site contain any public monuments or memorials?
unassessed
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Additional Photos
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