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Archive Import HOUSE OF CAPT (LATER GENERAL) SOMERSET. SEE R 7 B REYNOLDS GRAHAMSTOWN FROM COTTAGE TO VILLA P.105. IMPORTANT EARLY C19 VILLA.
Archive Import HOUSE OF CAPT (LATER GENERAL) SOMERSET. SEE R 7 B REYNOLDS GRAHAMSTOWN FROM COTTAGE TO VILLA P.105. IMPORTANT EARLY C19 VILLA.
The house was built in 1823 for Col. Henry Somerset, son of Lord Charles Somerset. It is an important example of nineteenth century Georgian architecture.
Single storey complex plan. Front, three rooms and wrap round verandah. L-shape wing to rear. Hipped corrugated iron roof and walls brick plastered. Sash windows and french doors. Wooden posts to verandah.
Construction Date: 1823
Catalogue: Radford 1989 (c), No: 05.42