Leipolt House
9672
Address
Rhenish Complex Off Market Street
Date Built
pre 1817
Suggested Grading
II
Description
"Thatched 3-bay rectangular house with straight-sided neo-classical gable with 4x4 sash and holbol end gables. The woodwork is varnished: Fine 6x6 Georgian sashes with internal shutters and a 2x2 door with arched top panels and a sunrise fanlight, set in a moulded architrave with fluted pilasters. Brick stoep with end seat on the left. Parapetted section on the right with French doors with separate louvred shutters to the fanlights.
Details
Style
Cape Dutch
Architectural Period
Cape Dutch
Type Of Building
Residential
Architect / Builder
Current Use
Offices
Original Use
General Evaluation
Outstanding
History
Alterations
Part of restoration of Rhenish complex by Revel Fox and partners with Henry Villet for Cape Provincial Administration. The gable was reconstructed from an Elliot photograph.
Social History
Elliot
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PHOTO DATE: November 2009
Latitude/Longitude
-4020431.56966000000 / 2099105.46081000000
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Additional Information
Additional Documents
Survey
2012
Circa
1800 - 1824
Admin Area
Stellenbosch
Allotment
Stellenbosch
Zoning
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Date of survey
November 2009
Linked to erf/erven
Linked Address
Environment
As pat of complex
2012 Survey Document
2012 survey document not available
OTHER DOCUMENTS
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NHRA Significance
Historical
Significant
Rarity
Significant
Aestetical
Significant
Technological
Unassessed
Cultural
Significant
Social History
Significant
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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