Coornhoop
Coornhoop (also Koornhoop, Corenhoop, Coorenhoop) is a historic 17th century farmhouse.[1] It is located at 2 Dixton Road in Observatory, Cape Town. Currently, it houses the Centre for Conflict Resolution.
History
In 1657 and 1658,
In 1961, the Simon van der Stel Foundation[a] bought the buildings and restored them in 1964.[6] The gable ends of the remaining shells are of the concave/convex type and date from 1797.
Dovecote
Behind two rows of three arches connecting two of the original sheds, stands a unique double-storey dovecote. The facade is a feature of the Cape architecture. In 1966 this dovecote was declared a monument. In the William Fehr Collection there is a sketch from 1896 by A.F. Truter of the dovecote.[7]
Western Province Agricultural Union
On May 24, 1971, the agricultural union made an information board for the building listing the names of the first 14 free burghers located at Coornhoop, De Hollantse Thuijn and Groenevelt.[8]
References
Notes
- ^ Cook 2004, pp. 92–93.
- ^ Spies & du Plessis 1976, §4, pp. 75-76 §6, p. 442.
- ^ Sleigh 1996, pp. 40–42.
- ^ Pama 1979, p. 47.
- ^ Simons 1987, p. 30-34.
- ^ a b Oberholster 1972, p. 42.
- ^ Walton 1989, pp. 108–109.
- ^ Anon 1971.
Sources
- Anon (1971). Coornhoop, 24-5-1971: Free Burgher - Commemoration Day. Simon Van Der Stel Foundation.
- Athiros, Gabriel; Athiros, Louise (2007). Woodstock: a selection of articles from The Woodstock Whisperer, 2003 - 2007. Historical Media. ISBN 978-0-620-39924-1.
- Cook, Mary Alexander (2004). A Guide to the Old Buildings of the Cape: A Survey of Extant Architecture from Before C1910 in the Area of Cape Town-Calvinia-Colesberg-Uitenhage. Jonathan Ball Publishers. ISBN 978-1-86842-191-6.
- Oberholster, J. J. (1972). The historical monuments of South Africa. National Monuments Council. ISBN 978-0-620-00192-2– via Rembrandt Van Rijn Foundation for Culture.
- Pama, C. (1979). Wagon Road to Wynberg. Tafelberg. ISBN 978-0-624-01001-2.
- Simons, Phillida Brooke (1987). Cape Dutch houses: a concise guide. C. Struik. ISBN 978-0-86977-427-4.
- Sleigh, Dan (1996). The forts of the Liesbeeck frontier. Castle Military Museum. ISBN 9780620207751.
- Spies, J. J.; du Plessis, P. C., eds. (1976). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa. Cape Town: Nasou.
- van Bart, Martiens (29 November 2003). "Hoop vir De Coornhoop?" [Hope for the Coornhoop?]. Die Burger (in Afrikaans).
- Walton, James (1989). Old Cape Farmsteads. Human & Rousseau. ISBN 978-0-7981-2592-5.
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