The Stellenbosch Village Museum

Each of these homes represents a different period in the architectural development of Stellenbosch.

The houses and their gardens have been restored, furnished, planted and decorated to illustrate the particular style and taste of the time.

Schreuderhuis

Schreuderhuis is the oldest restored and documented town house in the whole of South Africa . The interior furnishing and the garden are typical of a Stellenbosch home from the period of 1680 - 1720.

Schreuderhuis Kitchen

Blettermanhuis was built in 1789 by Hendrik Lodewyk Bletterman, who was the last landdrost (magistrate) of Stellenbosch to be appointed by the Dutch East India Company.

Blettermanhuis

Foot Warmers in Blettermanhuis

Grosvenor House, along with Koopmans de Wet House and the Martin Melck House in Cape Town , is one of the most outstanding examples of a two-storeyed, flat-roofed patrician town house.

Grosvenor House

Upstairs Foyer, Grosvenor House

The home of OM Bergh is a typical mid-nineteenth century home with wall-paper, furniture and accessories from the period of 1850 to 1870.

Dining Room, OM Bergh House

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