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Art, architecture and aircraft — the history behind Gqeberha’s GFI Gallery

Daily Maverick · 🇿🇦 public South Africa · · 587 words · By Riaan Marais
Architectural Heritage Arts and Culture Local History of Gqeberha
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St George’s Park is one of Nelson Mandela Bay’s most historically significant locations, not only in its own right, but due to some of the interesting and unique sites surrounding it.

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What happened

St George’s Park is one of Nelson Mandela Bay’s most historically significant locations, not only in its own right, but due to some of the interesting and unique sites surrounding it.

Why it matters

Caught between the southern edge of the park and the Settlers Park Nature Reserve, stands a property steeped in history, telling tales of the city’s wealthy business personalities, artists from past and present, as well as the country’s first woman to qualify…

Common ground

While many know it by its modern name, the GFI Gallery stretches back nine decades, and while it is a shining example of 1930s Art Deco design, it is still making waves in the current art world.

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-08-02-art-architecture-and-aircraft…

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Claim 1: “After completing her studies in architecture at the University of Witwatersrand, becoming the first South African woman to hold this qualification”
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web search NEUTRAL — Carta Blanca (FreeCell) Solitario en línea a pantalla completa con Tarjetas Grandes.
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Claim 2: “The house, officially dubbed Ridgewood”
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Multiple sources explicitly state that House Stockelbach is known as 'Ridgewood'.
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web search NEUTRAL — House Stockelbach - Ridgewood Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth), Eastern Cape.The house, known as "Ridgewood", was designed for the then managing director of Ford Motor Company, Mr A F Stocklebach, and is arg…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Art Deco house, named “Ridgewood”, was designed in Early Modern Style. In architectural circles the house is known as “House Stockelbach”. It stands on two plots, comprising 2,900 square metres an…
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Claim 3: “she joined her father’s architecture firm and was appointed to design House Stockelbach, the home of Ford Motor Company South Africa’s first managing director, Axel Stockelbach”
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Two independent web results confirm that House Stockelbach (also known as Ridgewood) was designed for Mr. A F Stockelbach, the managing director of Ford Motor Company.
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Claim 4: “In 1914, he was transferred to Gqeberha (then Port Elizabeth) and relocated with his wife, Adrianne, and their three children”
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One web search result mentions 'SIEMERINK, Hendrik' as an architect in Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth), but it does not confirm the 1914 transfer date, the wife's name (Adrianne), or the number of children.
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web search NEUTRAL — Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth), Eastern Cape - Architect. Articles citing SIEMERINK. Ploeger, J. 1957. Aantekeninge in verband met die eerste Hollanderkorps (1899).
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Claim 5: “her son Bruce became a prominent architect in Nelson Mandela Bay, and her grandson Bryan, director of B4 Architects”
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Claim 6: “the GFI Gallery stretches back nine decades”
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Claim 7: “She attended Collegiate Girls School”
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Claim 8: “Getruida Brinkman (née Siemerink) [was born in] Pretoria in 1906”
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Claim 9: “In 1988, prominent Gqeberha businessman Philipp Gutsche acquired the property and appointed local architects Londt, Knight, Fieggen and Moors”
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Claim 10: “Currently on display is a group exhibition titled REALITY, and features various mediums from artists Llise Dodd, Leon Hugo, Wehrner Lemmer and Lisa Walker”
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Claim 11: “In 1962, the property was renamed House Karstaedt, after it was bought by Abe Karstaedt”
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Claim 12: “Her father, Hendrick, was the district engineer for the Transvaal Department of Public Works during the construction of the Union Buildings”
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Claim 13: “In 1999, a section of the house was converted into an art gallery where Gutsche Family Investments (GFI) put its prized collection of Ron Belling’s famous military and aviation oil paintings on display”
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Claim 14: “GFI Gallery manager Anna Stewart has now moved into the space [the top floor office]”
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