History: 45 Fichat Street (Circa 1895)
This heritage building can be found opposite Knysna High School. The property was transferred to George Cruikshank in 1881 from the Anglican Bishop of Cape Town, having bought the property from the estate of John Sutherland. Cruikshank later sold the property to James Henry Templeman, who built this house for his daughter, May Metelerkamp. The builder was LN Willis, who was then manager of Templeman’s sawmill. In 1919, William Randolph Metelerkamp inherited the property and sold it 10 years later to Johannes Urbanus (Barney) du Preez, Knysna’s first resident dentist, … Read the full article…