Meuwes Bakker House
1179
Address
155 Dorp Street
Date Built
1790-1798
Suggested Grading
II
Description
"Three-bay extension to No.157 with ""holbol"" end gables and a corrugated iron roof. Small 2-pane glazed vents under raised eaves. Central 2x2 double door with 2-pane fanlight and 12x12 sashes. Tiled stoep with projecting steps."
Details
Style
Cape Vernacular
Architectural Period
Cape Dutch
Type Of Building
Residential
Architect / Builder
Current Use
Dwelling
Original Use
General Evaluation
Significant
History
"Probably built by Cornelius Smuts, who owned the erf on which this and No. 157 are situated from 1790 to 1798, when he sold it to Meuwes Janse Bakker. Bakker was the first missionary in Stellenbosch, and until the construction of the Rhenish Mission Church on the Braak in 1822 he used the house as a school for the children of slaves and for religious services. David Kinneburg, the owner of No. 157, bought the house in 1833. See also 07.08B (Source: Oberholster)"
Alterations
Social History
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PHOTO DATE: November 2009
Latitude/Longitude
-4020584.30003000000 / 2099735.14482000000
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Additional Information
Additional Documents
Survey
2012
Circa
1750 - 1799
Admin Area
Stellenbosch
Allotment
Stellenbosch
Zoning
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Date of survey
November 2009
Linked to erf/erven
1178; 1182
Linked Address
Environment
part of a group
2012 Survey Document
2012 survey document not available
OTHER DOCUMENTS
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NHRA Significance
Historical
Significant
Rarity
Some significance
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?
no
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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