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Date: After 1724 Client: A Visser Type: Homestead Style: Georgian Status: Extant   Click to view large map Coordinates: 34°11'23.63" S 18°25'35.45" E Alt: 13m

The land, originally owned by Antoni Visser to graze his cattle, passed through several ownerships, in which time the double-storeyed residence was erected. When William Hurter's widow, after his death in 1808, sold the house in 1814 to the British Admiralty it effectively became Admiralty House. It served as the private residence of successive Commanders-in-Chief of the British Admiralty, thereafter that of the Chief of the South African Navy, until their relocation to Pretoria. It was then used as a naval entertainment venue and visitors' residence. See the Cape history magazine, Cape Odyssey. Interesting article on a Simon's Town landmark. References: Alberts, Paul. 1992. South African military buildings photographed : an historical heritage. Cape Town: The Gallery Press. pg 56, 57 ill Dommisse, Boet. 2005. Admiralty House Simon's Town. Simon's Town: J Dommisse. pg All Myers, SA . 2023. A House and its Story: Admiralty House Simon's Town 1724-2022. Cape Town: Preflight Books. pg All Simons, Phillida Brooke . 1987. Kaaps-Hollandse Huise . Cape Town: Struik. pg 61-62