Die Eike (Klein La Cotte)
1458
Address
Off Academie Street
Date Built
Suggested Grading
IIIA
Property Number
1458
Present NHRA protection
S34
Older than 60 years - at time of survey
yes
Description
Restored Cape Dutch homestead. Single-storey corrugated-iron pitched roof with gable (1839) and added T-tail. Franschhoek Meesterboers restoration after fire in 1970s).
Details
Valley
Area
Landscape Unit
H03
Townscape
Franschhoek
Landscape Unit Grade
Grade II
Architect / Builder
Current Use
Residential and guest cottage
Original Use
Farm
General Evaluation
Interior Description
History
Grouping with other sites
Evidence of Demolition
Contextual Design
Well sited
Invasive Elements
Heritage Vulnerability
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Latitude/Longitude
-33.9078575296 / 19.1213348851
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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
No document
AREA PDF
No document
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
Representivity
Scientific
Symbolic
Statement of Significance
We did not have acces to the site, but the restored Cape Dutch building and its setting do have
aesthetic, architectural and landscape significance.
Landscape Significance
Many mature trees
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Additional Photos
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