This impressive manor house with late Victorian and neo-classic architectural details was designed by Herbert Baker and was erected in 1898-1902 for Carl Jeppe who had been appointed Consul-General for the Transvaal in Cape Town. It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 17 July 1987.
Place record
Trovato, 44 Coach Road, Wynberg
- Coordinates
- -34.0054, 18.4513
- Updated
- 20 Jul 2026

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Trovato, 44 Coach Road, Wynberg
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- 01https://johannesburg1912.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/jeppestown-belgravia-pt-6-general-views-and-odds-ends/ 9/2/111/0008
Last updated · 20 Jul 2026
South African History Online. (2011, July 14). Trovato, 44 Coach Road, Wynberg. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/P-0065896
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South African History Online. "Trovato, 44 Coach Road, Wynberg." South African History Online. July 14, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/P-0065896.
Further reading
Cape Town the Segregated city
The Freedom struggle in Cape Town
Cape Town Timeline 1300-1997
Slave Resistance
Cape Youth Congress (CAYCO)
United Women’s Organisation (UWO)
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