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Aka: Nederduits Hervormd Weeshuis Built: Unknown (formerly a house / hotel) : 1940 Used: 1923-1940 Status: Unknown Source: De Hervormer , July 15, 1923. Photo: J Groeneveld. The problem of poverty, in particular poverty among urbanised Afrikaners after 1902, was regarded by the Church as a matter of grave concern.² The decision to found the orphanage was made on 3 August 1922 at a General Church Meeting. In 1923, 17 children were admitted, and in 1924, another seven children. Soon the house was too small, and in 1940, a housing complex consisting of three girls' homes and three boys' homes - along with a principal’s house and a hospital wing - was commissioned (unknown location).³ "So het dit dan gekom dat teen die einde van 1922 alles gereed was en kon die inrigting begin word in die gebou (onmiddellik suid van die bekende Paardekraalmonument) wat vandag alom bekend staan as die Ou Weeshuis.  Min het die voorsteller op die Algemene Kerkvergadering van 1922 geweet toe ...

Built:  c.1753 : c.1780s (renovations) : 1792 (mill) What began as an 11-acre loan farm in the late 1600s eventually evolved into the prestigious estate it is today. Once a portion of the original Groot Constantia, the property was transformed over centuries from a simple farm into a sophisticated botanical landmark. The name “Alphen” (along with the larger Constantia estate) is conjectured to derive from VOC ships - the Alphen and Constantia - that once anchored in Table Bay. The Cloete family held ownership for 150 years, adding various structures like the mill and slave quarters that still stand as part of the modern hotel and commercial complex. Aerial photo. (Source: Alphen Hotel) The estate was steered by a lineage of Hendrik Cloetes, each leaving a unique mark - from a wine pioneer to a man who adopted a British lifestyle and changed his name to Henry (Hendrik Cloete). His wife, the Afrikaner Deliana Van Warmelo , famously served as a Boer spy. While Henry hosted high-rankin...