A Neo-Dutch style mansion was designed in 1935. Completed in 1941, this mansion located on Grant's Hill served as residence for the
Governor General of the Union of South Africa from 1942.
In 1972, the building was officially named
Oliewenhuis, the name derived from the abundance of wild olive trees growing on the hills nearby. In 1985
the building became an art museum.
Oliewenhuis Art Museum, Bloemfontein
South African Tourism www.southafrica.net. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
See also
* Government Houses of South Africa
*Government Houses of the British Empire
A Government House is any residence used by Governor-general, governors-general, governors and lieutenant-governors in the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth and the British Empire. Government Houses serve as the venue for governors' official ...
References
Houses completed in 1941
Official residences in South Africa
Government Houses of the British Empire and Commonwealth
Free State (province)
20th-century architecture in South Africa
Residential buildings in the Free State (province)
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