This row, of Double-storey Semi-detached Residences is presumed to have been erected in 1881 as part of a speculative Housing Development scheme. The land was originally part of the Farm Welgedaan which had been allocated to Gerrit Vreeburg in 1707. It was declared a National Monument under old NMC Legislation on 23 September 1988.
Place record
Victorian dwellings, 135-137 Hatfield Street, Gardens
- Coordinates
- -33.9320, 18.4130
- Updated
- 20 Jul 2026

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Victorian dwellings, 135-137 Hatfield Street, Gardens
South African History Online. (2011, July 14). Victorian dwellings, 135-137 Hatfield Street, Gardens. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/P-0065806
South African History Online (2011) 'Victorian dwellings, 135-137 Hatfield Street, Gardens', South African History Online, 14 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/P-0065806 (Accessed: 22 July 2026).
South African History Online, Victorian dwellings, 135-137 Hatfield Street, Gardens [website], https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/P-0065806, (accessed 22 July 2026).
"Victorian dwellings, 135-137 Hatfield Street, Gardens." South African History Online, 14 July 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/P-0065806. Accessed 22 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Victorian dwellings, 135-137 Hatfield Street, Gardens." South African History Online. July 14, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/P-0065806.
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