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PlacePhilip Irrigation Tunnel and Missionary Station, Hankey
Three years after his arrival at the Cape, Superintendent of the London Missionary Society, Dr John Philip, paid a visit to the Eastern…
PlaceHorse Memorial, junction of Cape and Russell Roads, Port Elizabeth
The memorial, designed by Joseph Whitehead and cast in bronze by the Thames Dillon Works, in Surrey, was unveiled on 11 February 1905 by…
PlaceHomestead on Totteridge Park Farm, District of Uitenhage
The Historic Homestead of the Farm Totteridge Park, situate on Portion 55, a portion of Portion 10 of the Farm Zwartkops, River Wagensdrift…
PlaceHillside House, 14 Bird Street, Port Elizabeth
The property was originally granted to George Daniel Diesel in 1824. The building was presumably erected after that date and is richly…
PlaceGrey Institute/School, Port Elizabeth
During the 1850s Sir George Grey, Governor of the Cape from 1854-61, played a leading role in the establishment of educational institutes…
PlaceErica Girl’s School Building, Richmond Hill, Port Elizabeth
The Erica School for Girls in Port Elizabeth was begun in 1884 by Miss Mary Anne van Wyk, who initially gave lessons in the old Erica Hall…
PlaceDutch Reformed Church, 23 Main Street, Jansenville
The building was designed by architect Carl Otto Hager, whose plans were later revised by AH Reid of Port Elizabeth. The cornerstone was…
PlaceDutch Reformed Church Hall, Uitenhage
The Dutch Reformed congregation of Uitenhage, the 10th oldest Dutch Reformed congregation in South Africa and the second oldest in the…
PlaceDrostdy Museum, Uitenhage
The Drostdy was erected during General Jacob Glen Cuyler’s tenure of office as Landdrost of Uitenhage in 1809 and follows the historical…
PlaceCuyler Manor, Uitenhage
On the outskirts of Uitenhage is Cuyler Manor; a Historical giant in Nelson Mandela Bay gently tucked away between the Swartkops River and…
PlaceCora Terrace Houses (1,3,5,7,9,11), Port Elizabeth
This beautiful Georgian home was built in the 1850’s to house soldiers guarding the port of Port Elizabeth. Situated in picturesque…
PlaceConstitution Street House 14, Port Elizabeth
It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 23 December 1983. Donkin Street is a famous tourist street located in…
PlaceCity Hall, Port Elizabeth
It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 29 November 1974. The Port Elizabeth City Hall, which is located in…
PlaceBird Street Houses (8-10), Port Elizabeth
It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 12 May 1989.
PlaceBlenheim House, 4 Baird Street, Uitenhage
This imposing dwelling with its notable Cape Dutch features was erected in 1815 as a single storey structure. A second storey with a well…