Vredelust
4436
Address
63 Dorp Street
Date Built
1780s (house); 1814 (gable)
Suggested Grading
II
Description
"H-shaped house with 45' corrugated iron (originally thatched) roof with a neo-classical central gable with urns (similar to 61 Andringa St), balustraded cornice (exceptional in the Cape Dutch style) with box gutter behind and covered end gables. 2x2 double door with flat-arched 2-pane fanlight; 2x2 flat-arched sashes with internal folding shutters. Plastered, parapetted verandah, enclosed at both ends. Plastered, rectangular columns with pointed finials. An unusual broad skirting from top of verandah between columns.Set in large, established garden with mature oaks and other trees and low capped werf wall along the boundary."
Details
Style
Cape Dutch
Architectural Period
Cape Dutch
Type Of Building
Residential
Architect / Builder
Current Use
Offices
Original Use
General Evaluation
Significant
History
"Granted in 1781 to Christoffel Henske, who built the house, wine cellar and stables before the property was transferred to Casper Termytelen in 1791. The gable was built in 1814 by Daniel Joubert, who probably also added the balustraded cornice in imitation of that of the Drostdy, and built the adjacent cottage, Klein-Vredelust (see 02.04C). Remained in the Joubert family until transferred to Christiaan Joel Ackermann in 1868. The house was modernised in 1900. (Sources: Oberholster and Fransen & Cook)"
Alterations
Modernised in 1900: later joinery and verandah.
Social History
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PHOTO DATE: 03 March 2025
Latitude/Longitude
-4020808.93260000000 / 2098940.12592000000
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Additional Information
Additional Documents
NHRA Significance
Historical
Significant
Rarity
Very Significant
Aestetical
Very Significant
Technological
Unassessed
Cultural
Significant
Social History
Significant
Slave History
No significance
* 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?
unassessed
Sect 28 Will any dev affect the prot or views of or from a Gr 1 or Gr 2 site?
unassessed
Sect 34 Is the building/structure older than 60 years?
no
Sect 35 Is the site a declared archeological/palaeontological site?
unassessed
Sect 36 Does the site contain any graves or is it a burial ground?
unassessed
Sect 37 Does the site contain any public monuments or memorials?
unassessed
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