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Date: 1796 Type: Homestead Style: Cape Dutch Status: Extant   Click to view large map Coordinates: 34°02'29.24" S 18°25'03.89" E Alt: 75m

The name Buitenverwachting translates to 'Beyond Expectation'. This farm is a deduction from Nova Constantia, sold in 1794 by Cornelis Brink to his brother Arend, possibly to help to defray building costs of his own homestead. (Fransen 2004:148) References: Fransen, Hans. 2004. The old buildings of the Cape. A survey of extant architecture from before c1910 in the area of Cape Town - Calvinia - Colesberg - Uitenhage. Johannesburg & Cape Town: Jonathan Ball Publishers. pg 148 Gaylard, Shaun & McDougall, Brett . 2022. RSA 365 : 365 Drawings of South African Architecture. Johannesburg: Blank Ink Design. pg 22 ill Simons, Phillida Brooke . 1987. Kaaps-Hollandse Huise . Cape Town: Struik. pg 51-52