Leeuwenhof
Leeuwenhof | |
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Location | Gardens, Cape Town |
Coordinates | 33°56′17″S 18°24′22″E / 33.938°S 18.406°E |
Leeuwenhof is an estate in the Gardens area of Cape Town, South Africa. It is the official residence of the Premier of the Western Cape.[1] Leeuwenhof was originally a farmhouse dating to the time of the Dutch East India Company's rule of Cape Town. It includes a Slave Quarters which has been renovated and used to house an exhibition about slavery in Cape Town.[2] It was declared a national heritage site on 15 December 1966.[citation needed]
History
Who and when built the mansion is not precisely known, but it was owned by 15 proprietors, all prosperous, before it was purchased by the provincial government.[citation needed]
On 22 October 1693, Governor Simon van der Stel granted the 12 ha near Table Mountain as a homestead to the businessman Guillaume Heems. After just 2.5 years, the farm was sold to the Company's Garden botanist, surveyor, and gardener Henrik Bernard Oldenland. Upon his death, his widow sold it to the Fiscal Joan Blesius, who probably built the first house on the farm. In 1764, Johan Bräsler, originally from Copenhagen, purchased the farm. He built the current mansion from 1764 to 1788, planting native trees and growing fruits and vegetables there. Capt. Johannes Zorn owned it from 1799 to 1836. He expanded the farm by annexing adjacent land until it reached 79 ha, becoming a successful farmer who owned dozens of slaves and planted large vineyards. In 1809, Zorn was appointed magistrate.[citation needed]
From 1841 to 1847, Sir
On 21 December 1936, the Cape Province Administration (
See also
- List of Castles and Fortifications in South Africa
References
- ^ Hartley, Aziz (27 April 2009). "DA may still share power - Zille". Cape Times. Retrieved 1 May 2009.
Zille, who still has to discuss with her family the notion of moving into the Premier's residence, Leeuwenhof...
- ^ van Schalkwyk, Marthinus (9 December 2002). Opening of refurbished slave quarters at Leeuwenhof (Speech). Leeuwenhof, Cape Town, South Africa. Retrieved 1 May 2009.
External links
- Site by Leeuwenhof, at SAHRA
Bibliography
- (af) Botha, Amanda. Die geskiedenis van Leeuwenhof. Lantern, December 1969, jaargang 19
- (af) Oberholster, J.J. Die historiese monumente van Suid-Afrika. Cape Town: Kultuurstigting Rembrandt van Rijn vir Die Raad vir Nasionale Gedenkwaardighede, 1972. ISBN 0-620-00191-7
- (af) ISBN 0-625-00322-5