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Built between 1903 and 1905 by Horace Hulett, son of Sir Liege Hulett, founder of Hullett Sugar, this house was until recently owned by the Hulett Familly. It is now the property of a Mr Patrick Shorten, who runs it as 'Shortens Country House', an upmarket country hotel. The large verandah house with hipped and vented roof is designed for the climate of the northern Natal coastal area. Built from bricks made on site, its main characteristics are a colonnaded verandah on three sides with three long, arts and crafts style, bay windows opening onto it. A feature of the main entrance is a large arch flanked by niches. The house has undergone few changes since the time it was built. A kitchen was added to the rear in the 1940's, a corrugated-asbestos roof has replaced the original corrugated-iron and some internal changes have been made to accommodate the current use. Most original interior fittings and finishes are still intact and there is some good art nouveau style stained glass. The original landscaping of the site is also intact and the garden has been restored to award winning quality. The origin of the name 'Bogmore' lies in the marshy nature of the site on which the house is built.