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Post date: 07/08/2012
Directions:
From N3 take Westville off-ramp and head north for about 1,8km along St James (M32). Turn right into
From N3 take Westville off-ramp and head north for about 1,8km along St James (M32). Turn right into
Archive Import
History: The Bergtheil House, the core of which dates from 1847, formed the nucleus of the Westville residential area. It was built by Jonas Bergtheil, industrialist and member of the Legislative Council from 1857 to 1866, as the centre for the administration of the well-known New Germany settlement.
Visual Description: The original part of the house is a single row of interleading rooms on both sides of an entrance hall: walls of plastered local brick; roof of imported tiles. The house was probably completed in 1847 and there is definate evidence that it was in existence in 1850. Part of the housewas a trading store and Bergtheilused the house as an administrative centre.
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Condition: Fair
Construction Date: 1847c
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