9/2/003/0018 | SAHRIS

Overview

Identifiers

Inventory Number

3326BC12

Site Name

Oatlands House, 10 Caroline Close, Grahamstown

Site Category

Structures » Building

Record Administration

Author

sahrisprojectmanager

Post date

Friday, June 22, 2012 - 14:08

Last modified

Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 16:43

Structures

Built Environment Recordings

Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on 07/08/2012.

Identifiers

Inventory Reference

9/2/003/0018

Recording date

02/09/2012

Primary?

Yes

Classifications

Building type

House

Architectural style

Georgian

Architectural features

Archive Import

HOUSE OF CAPT (LATER GENERAL) SOMERSET. SEE R 7 B REYNOLDS GRAHAMSTOWN FROM COTTAGE TO VILLA P.105. IMPORTANT EARLY C19 VILLA.

Associated People

History of use

Use Period	Use
Current	Domestic - House	View

Location

Mapping

-33.299126, 26.521574

Eastern Cape

Sarah Baartman
Makana

Land Parcel Details

Type of land parcel

Farm

Land Parcel Reference

Erf/Farm No: 7602
Caroline Close
Grahamstown

Owner(s)

C. Rippon

Gradings

Grading

Autoid

Grading - 248039

Submitted by

Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on 27/06/2012 - 02:00.

Grading

Grade II

GradingComment

archiveimport Grading by: South African Heritage Resources Agency

Statement of Significance

The house was built in 1823 for Col Henry Somerset, son of Lord Charles Somerset.

Declarations

Declaration

DeclarationName

Declaration - 217481

Declaration Type

Provincial Heritage Site

Declaration Description

The property, together with the so-called Oatlands House thereon, being the Remainder of Erf 7602, Grahamstown, situated in the Municipality of Grahamstown, Division of Albany, in extent 9 441 (nine thousand four hundred and forty-one) square metres.

Gazette Date

15/12/1989

Gazette Number

12214

Gazette Notice Status

Current

Notice Date

14/12/1989

Notice Number

2709

Archive Status

National monument