Erf No 580
580
Address
25 Herte Street
Date Built
c1840
Suggested Grading
IIIA
Description
"A row of six cottages, previously thatched, now with continuous corrugated iron roof. Each house has a half-height, straight-sided pedimented gable with 8x8 sash. 4- and 6-panelled doors with single pane fanlights; 6x6 Victorian sashes with internal shutters. Brick stoeps."
Details
Style
Cape Vernacular
Architectural Period
Cape Vernacular
Type Of Building
Residential
Architect / Builder
Current Use
Dwelling
Original Use
General Evaluation
Significant
History
Built to house freed slaves after 1834
Alterations
"Victorian woodwork and iron roof. Fransen & Cook mention a verandah, now removed. The asbestos cement gutters are inappropriate."
Social History
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PHOTO DATE: November 2009
Latitude/Longitude
-4020481.35709000000 / 2098991.97166000000
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Additional Information
Additional Documents
Survey
2012
Circa
1825 - 1849
Admin Area
Stellenbosch
Allotment
Stellenbosch
Zoning
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Date of survey
December 2012
Linked to erf/erven
Linked Address
27; 29; 31; 35 Herte St
Environment
2012 Survey Document
2012 survey document not available
OTHER DOCUMENTS
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NHRA Significance
Historical
Some significance
Rarity
Significant
Aestetical
Some significance
Technological
Unassessed
Cultural
Unassessed
Social History
Some significance
Slave History
Significant
* 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?
yes
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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PHOTO DATE: November 2009