Historical Cape Dutch Manor House on Country Estate
An exceptional opportunity to own a piece of history. This 6.642 ha estate is located in a quiet country lane only 10 minutes from town with unsurpassed views of the mountains and plains.
The authentic Cape Dutch homestead (c.1806) has 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a spacious open plan lounge/ dining room, office , large farm style kitchen, separate scullery and pantry, lapa &indoor braai, swimming pool and large established gardens under irrigation.
The interior of the house has fine Yellowwood, Stinkwood and Oregon joinery with high ceilings and original flooring in the generously proportioned rooms. It is one of only two Cape Dutch H-plan houses to be found in Graaff Reinet.
Separate guest cottage 1- consists of 2 en-suite bedrooms, dining room/lounge , kitchen and guest bathroom. Air conditioning in the bedrooms and the living area.
Guest cottage 2- consists 2 bedrooms, kitchen and a bathroom.
A separate guest swimming pool, braai area and conference/entertainment area with an adjoining kitchen with a pizza oven for entertainment.
There are numerous outbuildings and store rooms, as well as a 48m2 timber office /admin/ reception. The old coach house provides undercover parking for 3 vehicles. Separate large shed for farm implements etc. , a 50 kva generator , electric gates , alarms system and electric fencing. The borehole pumps have recently been replaced and everything is in working condition.
Graaff-Reinet is well known as being one of South Africa's oldest towns and is commonly referred to as "the heart of the Great Karoo". A couple of things you may not have known about Graaff-Reinet are that it is renowned for its Cape Dutch architecture and that an abundance of pre-dinosaur fossils has been found in the area.
A brief history of the area
Graaff-Reinet was founded in 1786 by governor...
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