Raymond Smith | Mooihawens – from WWII barracks to Betty's Bay holiday resort
Re-development of the original 1942 WWII radar station barracks resulted in Brigadoon Village, a dementia assisted living facility under construction, situated in the significant Stony Point area of Betty's Bay.
heritage architect, whaling station, grade iiib site, african penguin colony
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Mooihawens 2014

Erf 5553, Betty’s Bay
Situated in the significant Stony Point area of Betty’s Bay, famous for its African Penguin colony, the site of the old whaling station, Khoi reef and during WWII home to a radar station which monitored German U-boat activity around the coast.
The architectural and heritage practitioner’s task at hand was to determine the heritage significance of Mooihawens, regarded as a grade IIIB site, to establish indicators, informants and constraints to allow responsible re-development to occur without undermining the heritage value which exists in the form of 1942 original barracks which was home to those who manned the radar monitoring rooms.
Heritage Statement
Category

Heritage

SERVICE

Heritage resource management

Date

May 23, 2016

Tags
african penguin colony, betty's bay, heritage resource management, stony point, world war ii
Aerial of Betty’s Bay and site Erf 5553, 2014 Close up aerial of site and immediate environs, 2014 Historic aerial of Stony point, 1951 Mooi Hawens site – identification of buildings and heritage resources, 2014 Street context in Betty’s Bay, 2014 WWII hall WWII barracks, 2014