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Date: 1815 : 1903 Type: Homestead Status: Extant Street: 4 Baird Street   Click to view large map Coordinates: 33°46'00.42" S 25°23'53.40" E Alt: 70m

See more photographs The house was originally constructed as a single storey building in 1815 by a Mr Knoble, the government surveyor. It is believed to have been the second building of significance to be built in the town after the Drostdy. It was sold in the 1880s to John Frederick Dolley, who in 1903 extended the building, adding a second storey and balconies as well as the two Cape Dutch gables which record both the original date and that of the extension. It was declared a National Monument in 1981 and is now a Provincial Heritage Site. The building remains in much the same condition today (2019) but is now used as commercial premises. References: Herholdt, AD. 1988. Uitenhage : a case study of small town colonial architecture. Port Elizabeth: M Arch. University of Port Elizabeth. pg 345