Flora found on Heritage Estate
Heritage Estate has a number of Heritage Trees on it that we will keep in the development under the guidance of the Heritage Association (PHRAG). Special status to extraordinary single trees and groups of trees in South Africa (indigenous as well as exotic trees), are referred to as ‘Champion Trees’, a project run by the […]
Finds on Heritage Estate
Round Bottomed soda/mineral water bottle This class of soda/mineral water bottles is unusual in that they were intended to not stand upright. Instead, the rounded or pointed bases were designed to do the opposite of most bottle bases and ensure that the bottle was laid on its side so that the wired down cork would not dry […]
Past residents of Heritage House
Heritage House had a couple of famous residents that went there for a period to recuperate from various illnesses, most notably lung ailments. One such resident was the esteemed artist Jean (Johan Max Frederick) Welz. Born on the 4th of March, 1900 in Salzburg – Austria, 1 of 5 children, he trained as an architect […]
The History of Heritage Estate
In the early 1900s, the Transvaal chamber of mines formed the Transvaal Miners Phitisis (TB) Association to treat miners with respiratory ailments.
Heritage Estate offers residents assisted living
Heritage Estates offers residents assisted living through TruCare – Age-well solutions. “The move toward preventative care in […]
About Modderfontein
Modderfontein village was established in 1894 to meet the needs of the growing gold mining industry. With the advent of underground mining, there was a need to manufacture and sell dynamite. The Modderfontein Dynamite Factory was built as it was far enough away from the mining hub to allay people´s fears around the manufacture of […]