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Klein Drostdy Swellendam, Western Cape

Date: 1850 Type: Homestead Style: Cape Georgian Status: Extant Street: 12 Drostdy Street   Click to view large map Coordinates: 34°01'13.80" S 20°27'05.95" E Alt: 145m

Klein Drostdy. An elongated house of c1860, to which a bay-stoepkamer was added much later. As its name suggests, it was part of the Drostdy complex and is of 18th-century origin though much changed. (Fransen 2004:458) This was once part of the Drostdy complex, the core of this house probably dates from the 18th century. It was modernised in the mid 19th century and a double-storey section was added c1930. Originally thatched. (Swellendam Heritage Association. 2018:34) References: Swellendam Heritage Association. 2018. Treasures of Swellendam. Swellendam: Swellendam Heritage Association. pg 34