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A Farmstead was identified on the farm Brack Kloof 183. The site consists of: • EWF1-04a: The main farmhouse that was built in 1911. The house consists of casement windows in an iron window frame, and a corrugated iron gable roof, that extends to a verandah around the house. The verandah is supported by several small pillars placed at intervals around the house. The roof of the verandah is finished with a white painted cast-iron roof crest. The house appears to be built on a sandstone foundation. • EWF1-04b: Second house located 140m east of the main house • EWF1-04c: A garage next to the house • EWF1-04d: A shed • EWF1-04e: A stone outbuilding used as a hydroponic farm • EWF1-04f: Two corrugated iron sheds • EWF1-04g: Bigger corrugated iron shed and workshop • EWF1-04h: An old stone building that was once used as labourer cottages. It is now used as a workshop space. A structure was identified on the 3326AB Pigott’s Bridge Topographic map dating to 1955 near the location of the main farmhouse and the labourer cottages. An old drawing of the house indicates that the house was built around 1912, making the house around 108 years old. According to the farmer, the stone labourer cottages were built after World War Two (1939 to 1945). As a result of the war and economy, labourers working on the farm received accommodation and food instead of wages. The main farmhouse and labour cottages are older than 60 years. Several structures were identified on the 3326AB Pigott’s Bridge Topographic map dating to 1977 near the location of the corrugated iron sheds at site EWF1- 04. As such these structure appears to be younger than 60 years and not of heritage significance. As far as have been determined the Brack kloof farmstead have a special relationship between the community and the surrounding environment and is an example of local vernacular architecture. The old farmhouse and the labourer cottages are older than 60 years and of heritage significance.