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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.


Books and articles that reference House van der Merwe

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