This town house was erected on land, granted to Hermanus Smuts, in 1751 and once belonged to Johan Jacobus Graaf.
It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 4 June 1976.
References
www.sahra.org.za/sahris/node/31469
Further Reading
www.sahistory.org.za/sites/default/files/DC/seoct68/SeOct68.pdf
www.sahistory.org.za/people/charles-robberts-blackie-swart