Context and Heritage Considerations The Longkloof Precinct is located on the southwestern fringe of the Cape Town CBD, bounded by Kloof Street to the east, Park Street to the south, and New Church Street to the west. Jameson Street extends through the precinct. The site’ s development has a rich, layered history dating back to 1755, when the original land was granted to Dutch settlers Johan and Hermanus Dempers, forming Nooitgedacht Gardens. In the
mid-1800s, the land was subdivided and Victorian garden villas were constructed. In the 1900s, the United Tobacco Company( UTC) began to buy and consolidate large portions of the land, transforming the lower Kloof Street area into a thriving light industrial and commercial node.
The five original historic buildings, of various scales, are all subject to heritage protections:
Two original UTC factory buildings( 1904 – 1907): now known as Threshers and Darters,
62 Longkloof Precinct