realised it was in need of maintenance and a suitable tenant was sought. In 1984 an agreement was reached with the National Cultural History Museum according to which the Government was to buy the contents of the house from the estate, restore the house and rent it from the family trust. In 1986 the Sammy Marks Museum opened its doors to the public. In 1995 roughly 73ha surrounding the house and upon which all of the historical buildings are situated, was cut from the rest of the farm and sold to the National Cultural History Museum. Today the Sammy Mark's Museum forms part of the Ditsong Museums of South Africa. Every Sunday a brass band plays in the gardens of Zwartkoppie Hall. Gallery See also List of Castles and Fortifications in South Africa References Sammy Marks Museum SA History SA National Archives SA Coin Sammy Marks Sammy Marks: The Uncrowned King of the Transvaal Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa vol.7 (Nasou, Cape Town 1972) Sammy Marks: A new picture taken from the Lewis family album Specific External links 1844 births 1920 deaths Emigrants from the Russian Empire to South Africa Lithuanian Jews Randlords South African Jews South African mining businesspeople South African people of Lithuanian-Jewish descent