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House Van der Merwe - Merwela - Craigmore Sea Point, Cape Town, Western Cape William Patrick Henry BLACK: Architect

Date: 1901 Type: Homestead Status: Demolished 1950s Street: Main Road (cnr Albany Road)   Click to view large map Coordinates: 33°54'50.83" S 18°23'29.25" E Alt: 15m

According to the c1902 survey on the City of Cape Town's online City Map (citymaps.capetown.gov.za/EGISViewer), and old directories, this house was originally named 'Merwela', and was later renamed 'Craigmore'. It was demolished c1951, and replaced with the present Craigmore flats and shops. (Arthur Radburn, July 2023) References: Johnson, Brian Andrew. 1987. Domestic architecture at the Cape, 1892-1912 : Herbert Baker, his associates and his contemporaries. Pretoria: UNISA (unpublished MA thesis). pg 363