Wolmunster
Item
Building Name
Wolmunster
Description
Formerly a residential hotel. The house was named after Wolmunster, in the Moselle region near the French and German border. Spelled ‘Valmunster’ in French, the name means Church of the Valley. The name was given by William Porter, the father of liberalism in the Cape, attorney-general (and chairman of Council), who lived there from 1852-1875. Source: Adele Keen 1991: Under Devil’s Peak, unpublished manuscript, Archives BC260, Immelman, R. Zorgvliet and Eksteen. Walker, E.
1929. The SACS and the University of Cape Town: 1829-1929. Cape Town: UCT.
1929. The SACS and the University of Cape Town: 1829-1929. Cape Town: UCT.
Address
8 Christow Road,Rosebank
Campus
Lower
Latitude
-33.952809
Longitude
18.469493
Building Number
508
Building Code
5080
status
Owned
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