Lanherne Building, Humewood Road, Port Elizabeth

This dwelling was erected in 1894 for RH Hammersley-Heenen, resident engineer and general manager of the South African Railways. During WWII it was converted to a convalescent home for servicemen, and in 1960 it was sold to the municipality of Port Elizabeth. It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 16 March 1984, and the Norfolk pines next to the building were cultivated from seeds obtained from the Canary Islands, and were included in the proclamation. The seeds were collected when they constructed the aerodrome on the Norfolk Island, of the Canary Islands. Vegetable seeds were taken from Sydney. Supplies produced from those seeds supplemented by purchases when possible.