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Vredehoek - Jannetje Smuts, the widow Tobias Jurgens
The configuration of the homestead is very accurate - a long house with a distinct wing sticking out at the side. Because it was isolated up on the side of Devil's Peak, the form is seen in numerous illustrations over the years from early times. Eventually it got a second storey but did it ever have a neo-classical pediment and pilasters?
Surprisingly, in view of its long history, the land had never been granted - a matter put right in June 1808 when it was given to Jannetje Smuts, the widow [D:We] of Tobias Jurgens.
Vredehoek - Jannetje Smuts, the widow Tobias Jurgens
The configuration of the homestead is very accurate - a long house with a distinct wing sticking out at the side. Because it was isolated up on the side of Devil's Peak, the form is seen in numerous illustrations over the years from early times. Eventually it got a second storey but did it ever have a neo-classical pediment and pilasters?
Surprisingly, in view of its long history, the land had never been granted - a matter put right in June 1808 when it was given to Jannetje Smuts, the widow [D:We] of Tobias Jurgens.