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Fort West Mixed Housing Development, Phase 2, Tshwane Municipality, Gauteng

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Status: 

HeritageAuthority(s): 

Development Type: 

ProposalDescription: 

Proposed Fort West Phase 2 Development on Potion 2 of the farm Fort 646 JR; Portion 3 of the farm Fort 646 JR and Remaining Extent of the Farm Fort 646 JR

ApplicationDate: 

Tuesday, March 19, 2013 - 15:30

CaseID: 

1968

OtherReferences: 

CaseReferenceDepartment
Gaut : 002/11 12 E0165 (Phase 2)

Heritage Reports: 

ReferenceList: 

CitationReferenceTypeDate Retrieved
Simonne Horwitz (2006): Leprosy in South Africa: A Case Study of Westfort Leper Institution, 1898–1948 , African Studies, 65:2, 271-295
Monday, September 2, 2013

Public Comments

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Benjamin Saccaggi
10 years 8 months ago
University of Pretoria - Anthropology and Archaeology

What is today known as Westfort began in the 1880s as a hospital for the treatment of, and research into smallpox. Consisting of four rooms and an outside toilet designed to house eight patients, the site was originally named Daspoort Hospital. Wards for leprosy patients were added in 1890, and it was probably at this time that the site was prepared to function as a completely isolated and self-... more

Benjamin Saccaggi
10 years 8 months ago
University of Pretoria - Anthropology and Archaeology

Dear SAHRA Without any further information obtainable on the future of Pretoria Leprosy Hospital, I remain concerned about the preservation of these historic buildings, and the futures of those currently occupying them. I request clarification on the the Developer's intentions with the buildings. As the site's current residents pose a significant threat to the physical integrity of... more

 

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