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Date: c1840 Type: Farmhouse Status: Extant   Click to view map Coordinates: 25°33'24.51" S 27°07'17.53" E Alt: 1208m

The original house on Boekenhoutfontein before Paul Kruger bought it. See also: Kruger House - First - Museum Kruger House - Second Read The Kruger Houses at Boekenhoutfontein April 17, 2022 by Vincent Carruthers on The Heritage Portal. The transcription of the Blue plaque: MAGALIESBERG CULTURE & HERITAGE BRONKHORST HOUSE Boekenhoutfontein Built in the 1840's by Rudolph Bronkhorst, the first owner of Boekenhoutfontein, the house is typical of the early Transvaal pioneer type. The walls are made of sun-dried mud bricks, which are simply plastered over with clay, and not painted. Wood for the roof beams, window and door frames and window shutters was cut from the locally occurring Boekenhout (Beechwood) trees. There were no window panes, because at this time window glass was unavailable in the Transvaal. The house was occupied at least until 1862, when Paul Kruger purchased the farm and built the first Kruger House.