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Following Union in 1910, the Cape Dutch Revival style became very popular as a South African vernacular style. Unlike real Cape Dutch Architecture, the Cape Dutch Revival style is defined almost exclusively by ornate gables. The rise in popularity of the Cape Dutch Revival style led to a renewed interest in Cape Dutch architecture and many ...
Apart from the Cape-Dutch elements, this dwelling-house also has typical characteristics of the Georgian and Victorian styles. Type of site: Farm This gabled house dates from 1874 and is one of the best examples of the last stages of the Cape-Dutch architectural style. Apart from the Cape-Dutch elements, this dwelling-house also has typical ...
Tokai Road runs in a direct line from the main road to this stately old farm. The Manor House was built shortly after 1792 by Jan Andreas Rauch and is one of the most famous examples of Cape Dutch architecture. Type of site: Farmstead. Cape Town, Tokai: Wynberg Provincial Heritage Site
H-shaped Cape Dutch house Type of site: Farm Kleinfontein, with the H-shaped Cape Dutch house thereon, lies in a basin at the widening of the Duiwenhoks River before it makes a final bend on its course to the Indian Ocean. The unrivalled and exceptional natural beauty together with the historic and Riversdale Provincial Heritage Site
This imposing architectural complex consists of a Cape Dutch house which was erected in about 1815 and a double-storeyed annex which dates back to about 1960. The property is closely associated with two well-known Stellenbosch families, i.e. the Neethlings and Ackermanns. Stellenbosch: Stellenbosch Provincial Heritage Site
Dutch settlers in South Africa also brought with them building styles from the Netherlands which included the use of prominent Dutch gables but adjusted to the Western Cape region where the style became known as Cape Dutch architecture. The formation of Dutch gables requires careful detailing, to weatherproof the junction of the roof with the ...
The Koornhoop dovecot stands as a rare example of Cape Dutch architecture, characterized by its thatched roof and rounded walls punctuated with small pigeonholes. Cape Town Dating back to the 18th century, the dovecot served as a crucial structure for housing pigeons, which provided a reliable source of meat and fertilizer for the early settlers.
Cape Dutch, also commonly known as Cape Afrikaners, were a historic socioeconomic class of Afrikaners who lived in the Western Cape during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The terms have been evoked to describe an affluent, educated section of the Cape Colony 's Afrikaner population which did not participate in the Great Trek or the ...