In 1804 the District of Tulbagh was established and the Drostdy, designed
by renowned architect Louis Michael Thibault, was officially opened
towards the end of 1806, in 1822 the seat of the landdrost moved to
Worcester and the Drostdy passed into private ownership.
The
Drostdy had to withstand natural disasters three times in its history.
After the earthquake of 1969, the building was restored to its original
graceful dignity by the National Monuments Council. Architecturally, the
Drostdy is mainly neoclassical in style and reflectsthe French background
of Thibault
The fact that the Drostdy is built outside the town, makes the Oude
Drostdy at Tulbagh unique in South Africa.
Today it houses
a unique collection of early Cape furniture and household articles, as
well as a fascinating collection of old gramophones. Local artists and
potters exhibit their work in the Drostdy from time to time.
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