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Date: n.d. : 1901 Type: Cottage Status: Extant Street: 246 Main Rd   Click to view large map Coordinates: 34°06'51.65" S 18°27'50.33" E Alt: 20m

1901: Retaining walls and siteworks done by BAKER and MASEY (Pryce-Lewis list 14 198) Originally known as Barkly Cottage. Cecil John Rhodes bought it as part of the Rust en Vrede estate in 1899. This simple cottage became his seaside holiday home. He passed away here on 26 March 1902 at the age of 48. After his death the estate was bought by Abe Bailey. It was declared a National Monument in 1938, and a museum commemorating his life was established here in 1953. Now a Provincial Heritage Site. References: Fransen, Hans. 1978. Guide to the Museums of Southern Africa. Cape Town: Galvin & Sales (Pty) Ltd, for the Southern African Museums Association. pg 37-38 Hatfield, Denis. 1967. Some South African Monuments. Cape Town: Purnell. pg 136-138 Walker, Michael. 2012. Early architects of Cape Town and their buildings (1820 - 1926) with postcard illustrations, The. St James: Michael Walker. pg 99 Westby-Nunn, Tony . 2026. Rhodes Cottage Museum, Muizenberg Cape Town. Cape Town: Westby-Nunn Publishers. pg All