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Post date: 07/08/2012
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Bibliography archive: Fagan, Gawie & Gwen 'Church Street in the Land of Waveren', pp 094-98
Bibliography archive: Fagan, Gawie & Gwen 'Church Street in the Land of Waveren', pp 094-98
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History: This property was sold in 1796 by the local Church Council to J. de Bruyn when money was needed for the enlargement of the church building. The house was erected shortly afterwards and is characterised by its concavo convex gable and its T-shaped style. Jacob de Bruyn did not live here. The house had already been constructed by 1803 when he sold it to his siter Louisa Jacoba, the widow of J. A. Meyer. This first house was modest with one row of 4 rooms.
She added a wing at the back, making the house T-shaped. It is not known whether this was when the front gable (a belated, simple holbol of tall proportions) was added, or whether this was done by the widow M. C. Joosten who owned it from 1822. She replaced the reed ceilings with yellowwood and moved the kitchen from the south end to the tail wing. The house is the only one on the east side of the street which was not Victorianized, although its casements were replaced with sashes. The gable was badly damaged during the earthquake. The Simon van der Stel Foundation purchased the house and had it restored.
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