Circa 1892 Medland Cottage This home stands on Lot 31 of the original naval village of Melville, which was granted by Governor Sir Philip Wodehouse to Hendrik Carolus Stroebel in 1864. Stroebel subdivided the property and the Rev. William Breach lived in the house built on the lower half, which he later bought in 1894. He named the home Medland Cottage. Breach married Susanna Albertina Carolina Rex in 1871, a daughter of John Rex. Mrs. Susanna Rex, widow of John Rex, died here in 1892. In July 1894 Medland Cottage was sold to Hendrik van Huyssteen and in 1912 to Cornelius Strydom. In 1920 Medland Cottage was sold to Dr. William Twigg and in 1940 to Frederick Gerber of the farm Middelrug. In 1953 Gerber sold the home to his son-in-law Johannes Reinecke, Mayor of Knysna during 1977 to 1979.