Overview
    Identifiers
    Inventory Number
    3318CD384
    Site Name
    The Red House, Hiddingh Avenue, Newlands, Cape Town
    Site Category
    Record Administration
    Author
    sahrisprojectmanager
    Last modified
    Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 16:43
    Built Environment Recordings
    Identifiers
    Inventory Reference
    Primary?
    Yes
    Classifications
    Building type
    Associated People
    History of use
    Use Period Use
      Location
      Location
      Mapping
      -33.979021, 18.453104
      Western Cape
      • City of Cape Town
      Land Parcel Details
      Type of land parcel
      Farm
      Land Parcel Reference
      Erf/Farm No: 97640
      Hiddingh Avenue
      Newlands
      Cape Town
      Grading
      Grading
      Grade II
      GradingComment

      archiveimport Grading by: South African Heritage Resources Agency

      Statement of Significance

      The rear part of The Red House is believed to have been built before 1729 while the remainder of the house definitely dates from the early nineteenth century. The Red House is consequently one of the oldest houses in Cape Town's southern suburbs.

      Declaration
      DeclarationName
      Declaration Type
      Gazette Date
      Gazette Number
      5999
      Notice Date
      Notice Number
      845
      Deeds Number
      T32149/1971, dated 1 December 1971
      Diagram Number
      2482/71
      Archive Status
      National monument
      Media
      Images uploaded directly to Site
      Images uploaded to linked Site Recordings