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Date: 1910 Client: Mr Olivier Type: Homestead Style: Victorian Status: Extant   Click to view large map Coordinates: 33°38'20.17" S 22°10'26.91" E Alt: 286m

Built by a certain Mr Olivier whose fortunes were short-lived. However he spent a significant amount on the construction of this house before his bankruptcy. The roof-tiles were imported from Belgium, the stained glass windows and doors from the Netherlands, the verandah columns from Greece. The house has 18 bedrooms. It features various interior details of extravagant Late Victorian design (although built in the Edwardian age and designed by a Dutch-trained architect). (Kramer 2021:254, 257) References: Gaylard, Shaun & McDougall, Brett . 2022. RSA 365 : 365 Drawings of South African Architecture. Johannesburg: Blank Ink Design. pg 114 ill Kramer, Patricia & Proust, Alain. 2021. Hidden Karoo. Cape Town: Struik Lifestyle. pg 254, 255 ill, 256 ill, 257 + ill Picton-Seymour, Désirée. 1989. Historical Buildings in South Africa. Cape Town: Struikhof Publishers. pg 88