Fenter Street was names after the son-in-law of Mr. DJJ Strydom. Strydom was the original owner of the farm Langlaagte. Mr JL Fenter and Mr OA Strydom inherited the farm Langlaagte which later became Heidelberg.

The British were reportedly not happy that the street name originated from a Boer Surname and changed Venter Street to Fenter Street. Fenter Street was a sought after place for gatherings in the Old Transvaal. It was the location for official festivities, also part of the official celebrations of the Union on 31 May 1910, from which date Heidelberg become a political seat in parliament. 

On November 25. Tony Burisch unveiled the latest Blue Plaque for heritage to 5 Fenter Street.
The plaque is no 67 in the Heritage series.
It is a possibility that the property was built in +-1890.

The rumours were that the house was bought by President Paul Kruger for his coachmen. If the Kruger Millions have been found, no-one knows.

At one stage the property ran all the way from Jordaan Street to Marais.
Previous owners of the property as can be established: JM Strydom (1866), MPJ Lindeque (1960), WG Jordaan (1964), Ernest James Belling (1973), C van Niewkerk (1988), R Dickson (2003) and second to last Juan and Ziona Ferreira. Ferreira sold the property to Theodor and Carla le Roux in 2018. 

(Note by Tony: Sadly when the house was renovated the Oregon pine ceilings, floors, sash cord window frames and the original fireplace were removed. Nothing is original inside the house. This is also proves that the house was very old as the materials had not lasted)

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Article in the 30th November 2022 edition of the Heidelberg Heraut written by Eugene Viljoen.