Kelsey Farm

9/1408

Overview

Address

Rustenburg Road

Date Built

Suggested Grading

IIIC

Property Number

9/1408

Present NHRA protection

S27

Older than 60 years - at time of survey

yes

Description

This property constitutes the Kelsey farmstead, as well as the old pass over “Die Hel”. It could not be accessed

Details

Valley

Idas Valley (E01-E03)

Area

Idas Valley Area (E01-E03)

Landscape Unit

E02

Townscape

Landscape Unit Grade

Grade I

Architect / Builder

Unknown

Current Use

Agricultural werf

Original Use

Agriculture

General Evaluation

Interior Description

No access.

History

This property was subdivided from Rustenburg.

Grouping with other sites

The site forms part of the Ida’s Valley Grade I area.

Evidence of Demolition

Contextual Design

As above, the landscaped surrounds are of high heritage significance.

Invasive Elements

Heritage Vulnerability

Removal of the landscaping/mature trees would detract from the surrounding farms of high heritage.
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Latitude/Longitude

-33.903418 / 18.907721
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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

Low

Archaeology

Low

Architectural

Low

Associational

Low

Intangible

Low

* SCALE USED: High / Medium / Low / None

Rarity

Low

Representivity

Low

Scientific

Low

Symbolic

Low

Statement of Significance

The farm is located within the culturally rich Grade 1 Ida’s Valley context. The old pass over “Die Hel” is of heritage significance, and was of historical importance in the development of the wider Stellenbosch Municipal area.

Landscape Significance

Mature trees contribute to the rural character of the valley. The network of windbreaks, which divided the landscape into a checkerboard of "rooms" in the heyday of fruit farming, is still evident in parts, notably Kelsey Farm and High Rustenberg, but much reduced elsewhere in the valley (Kantor et al, 2008: 25).
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