Morkel House

1282

Overview

Address

4 Ryneveld Street

Date Built

late 17th C (wine cellar); mid-18th C conversion to dwelling; c1860 Victorianisation

Suggested Grading

II

Description

"U-shaped 5-bay house with corrugated iron roof, simple holbol front gable with mouldings carried onto the face, string course and small 6x6 sash, and mock chimney end gables. Facade symmetrical about a central window, with two 2x2 doors with arched top panels and sunrise fanlights.Windows are 9x9 sashes with internal shutters. Raised stoep with wrought iron railing.The site runs through to Drostdy Street, where there is a rough-plastered parapetted double garage with arched diagonal-timber double doors and an arched wooden garden gateset in an old wall. See photograph of 10.06B"

Details

Style

Cape Dutch

Architectural Period

Cape Dutch

Type Of Building

Residential

Architect / Builder

Current Use

Dwelling

Original Use

General Evaluation

Outstanding

History

"One of the oldest surviving buildings in Stellenbosch, this was originally the wine cellar of Landdrost Cornelis Linnes, to whom about half the present street block was granted in 1693. It was bought by Jan Couterman in 1703 and Jan Botma in 1710. It was used for worship after the destruction of the DR church in the fire of 1710 until the completion of the new church in 1724, and was bought by the Kerkraad in 1719. In 1734 the Kolonie van Stellenbosch bought it and converted it into a ""Colony House"" which was used as the official residence of the Bailiff. About 1775 it was enlarged into a U-shaped dwelling and given gables. In 1830 it was bought by JA Mader and in c1890 by DC Morkel. It was Victorianised c1860. In 1968 it was bought by Historical Homes of SA and subsequently restored: the end gables at the back were reconstructed from a surviving fragment and a matching front gable added."

Alterations

See History.

Social History

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PHOTO DATE: November 2009

Latitude/Longitude

-4020494.44148000000 / 2099860.54010000000
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Additional Information

Additional Documents

Survey

2012

Circa

1850 - 1874

Admin Area

Stellenbosch

Allotment

Stellenbosch

Zoning

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Date of survey

November 2009

Linked to erf/erven

Linked Address

6 Ryneveld St

Environment

2012 Survey Document

2012 survey document not available

OTHER DOCUMENTS

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NHRA Significance

Historical

Very Significant

Rarity

Significant

Aestetical

Significant

Technological

Unassessed

Cultural

Significant

Social History

Very 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?

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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