The Stellenbosch Village Museum is a group of four carefully restored and furnished buildings representing the major stylistic periods of the previous three centuries.
1. Schreuderhuis (ca. 1709)
On the very first drawing of Stellenbosch (1710) the front part of this house is already mentioned. The house is small, with an open fire in the kitchen and primitive Cape furniture. A contradiction with the other 3 houses!
2. Blettermanhuis (ca. 1789)
A large typical Cape-Dutch house, built by Hendrik Lodewyk Bletterman in the 18th century. It has some fabulous furniture inside, typical for a rich Stellenbosch house from that period.
3. Grosvenor House (ca. 1803)
A two story flat-roofed Cape-Dutch house, one of the most beautiful examples of this kind of patrician house in South Africa. Again beautiful furniture in 1800-1830 style.
4. O.M. Berghhuis (ca. 1850)
Another example of a rich-man's house in the 19th century. The cluttered interior is typical of the Victorian era between 1840 and 1870.
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Phone: +27 21 8872902
Address: Ryneveld Street 18, Stellenbosch
Directions: City centre
Website: www.museums.org.za/stellmus
Other Contact: stelmus@mweb.co.za
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on May 5, 2004
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