Old and new photographs of Von Gesau House (Heidelberg Heritage Association)
Adriaan von Geusau was from a German Baronial family. He was a large man with a trimmed goatee beard and practised as an attorney in Heidelberg. After the 2nd Anglo Boer War he became Mayor and assisted in the town’s public life for many years. Von Geusau died in 1944, aged 77 years and is buried next to his wife, Catharina (1862-1931), in the Heidelberg Kloof Cemetery.
Plaque Location:
Gauteng
Heidelberg
Plaque Address:
Corner of Van der Westhuizen and Strydom Streets, Heidelberg
Plaque Category:
Homes
Law
Plaque Organisation:
Heidelberg Heritage Association