1926 Wychling - This property was transferred into the estate of Gert Daniel Jacobus Scholtz in 1905, and then to Mrs.Francis Parkes, wife of George Parkes, founder of Geo. Parkes & Sons, and in 1910 to their son Stephen Gilbert Parkes. In 1924 the property was sold to Arthur Scott, Inspector of Schools. Arthur Scott was a highly respected citizen of Knysna who built this home, named Wychling, in 1926. Scott was born in Thaba Nchu in July 1867, son of the missionary Rev. James Scott. He obtained his BA degree in London and returned to South Africa in 1887. In 1907 he was appointed as a School Inspector of the Uniondale, Humansdorp & Knysna Districts, arriving in Knysna in 1908. In 1952 the property was bought by the Dutch Reformed Church and used as a parsonage.

by Knysna Historical Society

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