History of the 1892 Stanford Spookhuis
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 1892 Stanford Spookhuis after reamining unoccupied for over a half century.
Built in the English Georgian style, the Spookhuis was in a complete state of ruin when Breese and Kathryn Johnson purchased the farm in 2002. An historic restoration has returned this enchanting manor house back to its original grandeur. It is now home to our fine dining restaurant, library, drawing room and loft-styled conference and wedding facility.
