This double-storey mill and private residence was erected by Jacob Letterstedt in the 1840's. It now forms an integral part of the historic Josephine Mill complex. It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 16 July 1982.
Place record
Mill House, Boundary Road, Newlands
- Coordinates
- -33.9710, 18.4640
- Updated
- 20 Jul 2026

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Mill House, Boundary Road, Newlands
South African History Online. (2011, July 14). Mill House, Boundary Road, Newlands. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/P-0065841
South African History Online (2011) 'Mill House, Boundary Road, Newlands', South African History Online, 14 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/P-0065841 (Accessed: 22 July 2026).
South African History Online, Mill House, Boundary Road, Newlands [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/P-0065841, (accessed 22 July 2026).
"Mill House, Boundary Road, Newlands." South African History Online, 14 July 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/P-0065841. Accessed 22 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Mill House, Boundary Road, Newlands." South African History Online. July 14, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/P-0065841.
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