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Bloemhof Farm
Graaff-Reinet district, Eastern Cape

Date:1913
Type:Farmhouse
Style:Feather Palace : Cape Dutch Revival Arts & Crafts
Status:Adaptive re-use

 


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Coordinates:
32°02'37.77" S 24°40'24.60" E Alt: 1094m

A late-comer to the ostrich feather boom, located a distance from its centre in Oudtshoorn and early victim to the collapse of the industry.

2025: now a guesthouse.


References:

Kramer, Patricia & Proust, Alain. 2021. Hidden Karoo. Cape Town: Struik Lifestyle. pg 84 + ill, 85 ills
Westby-Nunn, Tony. 2004. Graaff-Reinet : An illustrated historical guide to the town; including Aberdeen & Nieu-Bethesda. Capricorn Square, South Africa: Elephant Head Publications cc. pg 175