An historic 19th Century Cape Dutch farmhouse in Mowbray, Cape Town is on the market for R5,45-million. It once formed part of the Bloemendal Estate on the banks of the Liesbeek River but was part of the sub-division of the farm that occurred many years ago.
This restored Cape Dutch farmhouse dating back to the early 1800s has come onto the market in the Cape Town suburb of Mowbray at R5,45m.
Bloemdal Estate, built in 1790, comprised the farms of Liesbeek and Valkenberg and records show the estate was granted to Jan Adriaan van Schoor in 1791 and then transferred to Cornelis Mostert Jnr in 1808. It is thought that Mostert built the house that is currently on sale in Mowbray.
According to Pam Golding Properties’ Howard Markham, the Cape Heritage Consultancy identified the Mowbray home as having “outstanding historic, aesthetic and architectural value”. Early plans of the Blemendal Estate show that this building formed the eastern edge of a central courtyard and was close to the main manor house.
Apparently it is remarkably similar to the original manor house.
“It has greater architectural and historic integrity than the main manor house, which was severely damaged by fire in 1942 and had to be partially rebuilt. The Mowbray property remains essentially unaltered from its original form,” says Markham.
The thatched country cottage has an upper loft left with two bedrooms and dormer windows. The downstairs section comprises three reception rooms (including a voorkamer) music room and library and a spacious living and dining area.
The designer kitchen is finished in stone. There is a separate two-bedroomed guest cottage that leads off the downstairs section. The garden has mature oak trees and a saltwater chlorinated pool with a sheltered patio for outdoor living.
The 1 142 sqm property offers spectacular views of Devils Peak and is virtually invisible from the street. The home has it original decorative detail that includes yellowwood ceilings and beams, wooden floors and skirting boards.
For more information contact Howard Markham via email.
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