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House van der Merwe
Montagu, Western Cape

Date:1858
Type:Homestead
Style:Cape Dutch
Status:Extant
Street:50 Long Street

 


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Coordinates:
33°47'20.12" S 20°07'22.07" E Alt: 219m

Simple Cape Dutch house with central gable, side stair to attic and thatched roof.

Building declared National Monument in 1974.


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 416