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Date: 1853 Type: Homestead Status: Adaptive re-use Street: 37 Water   Click to view large map Coordinates: 31°28'33.39" S 19°46'20.27" E Alt: 978m

The house started as a thatched building belonging to JG Louw from 1853. (Fransen 2004:535) It became commercial premises, date unknown, and was at one stage a wool merchant, L Rosenblatt and Co. It is currently [2024] a guest house and restaurant. 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 535