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The
beautiful
Cape
Administrator's
residence
Leeuwenhof,
of
which
building
started
with
Mr
Heems,
the
first
known
vryburger
of
the
cape,
who
obtained
the
land
in
order
to
grow
more
fresh
produce
to
supplement
the
Companjes
garden,
for
supply
to
passing
ships.
After
Heems,
Mr
Oldeland,
an
expert
botanist,
purchased
it,
who
extended
buildings,
ordered
all
ships
to
bring
samples
of
trees
from
around
the
world
and
he
then
proceeded
to
lay
out
the
companje's
garden
as
we
see
it
today,
and
planted
arriving
plants
and
trees
in
the
companjes
garden.
Simon
van
der
stel
was
sent
a
letter
by
the
Here
17,
pointing
out
the
special
talents
of
mr
Oldeland,
a
world
renowned
botanist,
who
started
identifying
and
recording
cape
fynbos.
Mr
Oldeland
was
promptly
taken
into
employment.
After
him
Mr
Blessing
purchased
the
property
and
further
enhanced
the
property.
It
was
Blessing's
own
final
year
student
son
who
was
the
first
reported
sighting
of
the
"ghostly
lady
of
the
residence".
This
lady
still
does
strange
things
around
the
house,
as
reported
by
the
staff.
Strange
as
it
may
be,
no
one
seemed
scared
of
any
of
her
doings.
Neatly
layed
out
gardens
surrounds
the
dwellings
abd
outside
buildings.
Mr
Mandela
resided
there,
and
his
room
has
been
preserved
as
it
was.
Our
Western
Cape
premier
and
his
family
currently
resides
there.
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