Mosaic Farm History
Mosaic Farm is as rich in history as it is in plant and animal life. Journey back to 1857, when the land baron Duncan McFarlane registered as the first plot owner in the village of Stanford. Within several years he purchased all the land around the Hermanus Lagoon and along the Klein River. In 1892, Duncan’s granddaughter, Henrietta and her husband Jack Poole, built an enormous stacked-stone manor house on part of that land which is now Mosaic Farm. It came to be known as the “Spookhuis” and is a local landmark and legend in South African history.
Restoration of this enchanting home will transform it into a magnificent facility for weddings and small conferences, and will be open for lunch by reservation at the end of 2007. Recently, the Spookhuis has been used as the setting for commercial film locations for Microsoft’s “Vista” operating system, French ham, and a Mercedes SUV.
