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PlaceKlein Zoar, Wemyss Road, Brooklyn, Cape Town
The house probably dates from the 18th century and is alleged to have been the home of Wolraad Woltemade who, in 1773, performed the heroic…
PlaceDrill Hall, Darling Street, Cape Town
The foundation stone of the Drill Hall was laid on 2 October 1884 by Thomas Upington, then Prime Minister of the Cape Colony. The building,…
PlaceSt George’s Grammar School, 1 Queen Victoria Street, Cape Town
The double-storey building which, together with the adjacent St George's Cathedral, was designed by Herbert Baker, replaced the original…
PlaceEgyptian Building, Hiddingh Hall Campus, Orange Street, Cape Town
It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 9 May 1969.... It contains a large libary and many rescources!
PlaceLodge de Goede Hoop, Stal Square, Cape Town
In 1772 the Masonic Order established its first lodge in the Cape under a warrant obtained from the Grand Lodge National of the Netherlands…
PlaceThe Old Supreme Court Adderley Street, Cape Town
This Building has since been given over to the National Cultural History Museum. It was declared a National Monument under old NMC…
PlaceRust en Vreugd, Buitenkant Street, Cape Town
The original date of construction of the dwelling has not been definitely established but it is assumed that it was built, in its present…
PlaceSt Stephen’s Church, Dutch Reformed Church, Riebeeck Square, Cape Town
In 1799, during the first British occupation of the Cape, the Governor, Sir George Yonge, appropriated a portion of Riebeeck Square to…
PlaceBertram House, Hiddingh Hall Campus, Orange Street, Cape Town
It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 21 September 1962. A part of the Cape Town Campus of UCT- Hiddingh Hall…
PlaceGrand Parade, Cape Town
The Parade is inseparably associated with the Castle and was used by its garrison as a training ground. Despite this, however, for many…
PlaceRiebeeck Square, Cape Town.
Riebeeck Square developed during the 18th century, when the town began to expand laterally into the Table Valley, and marks the point where…
PlaceInn on the Square, Greenmarket Square, Cape Town
Inn On The Square is located on Greenmarket Square which was a meeting place of Caledonians and distant travellers centuries ago. In 1834,…
PlaceOld Town House, Greenmarket Square, Cape Town.
As the town of Cape Town grew in size and sophistication, so then its management committee began to require a meeting place to discuss the…
PlaceGreenmarket Square, Cape Town.
Strand Street, or Sea Street as it was previously known, was a fashionable road that initially ran alongside Cape Town's sea front…
PlaceKoopmans de Wet House, 35 Strand Street, Cape Town
The land was granted at the turn of the 18th century by Governor Willem Adriaan van de Stel to a rich merchant, Reynier Smedinga. Tradition…