Wilgenhof ("Bachelors", formerly Willow Grange)
1782
Address
Victoria St cnr Ryneveld St
Date Built
late 18th C; Georgianised 1880
Suggested Grading
II
Description
"U-shaped double storey 5-bay house with moulded cornice, raised pediment and rusticated quoins. 4x4 sashes to first floor and French doors to ground floor with louvred shutters, all with bracketed hood moulds."
Details
Style
Georgian
Architectural Period
Cape Dutch
Type Of Building
Residential
Architect / Builder
Current Use
Hostel
Original Use
General Evaluation
Outstanding
History
"Originally a single storey thatched farmhouse, with outbuildings, visible on Hertzog's 1817 plan. It predates Van Ryneveld St and is aligned with a pre-existing lane (see also 25.02B, ""Skuinshuis""). During the 18th Century the farm was known as Willow"
Alterations
Social History
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PHOTO DATE: November 2009
Latitude/Longitude
-4020003.93104000000 / 2099929.85640000000
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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
November 2009
Linked to erf/erven
1836; 3981
Linked Address
Environment
2012 Survey Document
2012 survey document not available
OTHER DOCUMENTS
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NHRA Significance
Historical
Very Significant
Rarity
Significant
Aestetical
Very Significant
Technological
Unassessed
Cultural
Very Significant
Social History
Very Significant
Slave History
Very 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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