Orange plaque № 5098

Knysna, South Africa

Hilhursheim This building was one of a pair of similar buildings, the other being a store to the west, which were built by William McPherson in the 1860's. This surviving building was the first home of the Thesen's, a Norwegian family who arrived in Knysna in April 1870, initially leasing the two bu

ildings before subsequently buying them in 1872. They named their new South African home "Hilhursheim

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