Laetitia
556
Address
42 Alexander Street
Date Built
c1860
Suggested Grading
IIIB
Description
"Double storey 5-bay parapetted house with double moulded cornice and corner pilasters. 15x15 sashes upstairs and 20x20 sashes to ground floor, all flat-arched. 2x2 door with small-pane flat-arched fanlight and plaster architrave. Brick stoep with end seats."
Details
Style
Architectural Period
Victorian
Type Of Building
Architect / Builder
Current Use
Original Use
General Evaluation
History
"Part of the land owned by Marthinus Byleveld. This house probably built as a single storey Cape cottage by JC Heynecke, who bought the plot in 1791. Rebuilt as a double storey after the 1803 fire. Restored by Historical Homes of SA in 1968. (Oberholster)"
Alterations
Restoration. The windows were replaced and the architrave copied from Leipoldt House during restoration by Historical Homes of SA.
Social History
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PHOTO DATE: November 2009
Latitude/Longitude
-4020160.09973000000 / 2099254.83113000000
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Additional Information
Additional Documents
Survey
2012
Circa
1875 - 1899
Admin Area
Stellenbosch
Allotment
Stellenbosch
Zoning
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Date of survey
December 2012
Linked to erf/erven
Linked Address
Environment
part of a group
2012 Survey Document
2012 survey document not available
OTHER DOCUMENTS
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NHRA Significance
Historical
0
Rarity
3
Aestetical
3
Technological
0
Cultural
0
Social History
0
Slave History
0
* 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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