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PlaceRiverside Mosque and Mausoleum, Umgeni, Durban
The Mosque was erected by the celebrated Hajee Soofie who immigrated to South Africa in 1895. He was responsible for the construction of 11…
PlaceQueen’s Tavern, 16 Stamford Hill Road, Durban
Built as a gentleman's club in 1894, this is one of Durban’s few remaining links with its Colonial past. It is the oldest licenced premises…
PlaceNarainsamy Temple, Newlands, Durban
The temple was founded in 1896, and is controlled by the Narainsamy Family Trust. The building was designed and built by Chris Kristapper…
PlaceDurban Main Post Office
This Victorian styled building was originally erected in 1885 as Durban's first town hall, which was designed by Phillip Dudgeon in 1882…
PlaceLittle Chelsea, 18 Windermere Road, Durban
This Victorian double-storey building with cast-iron verandah was designed by architects Reid & Hurst in 1897 and was built for L Evans,…
PlaceHoward College Building and the Memorial Tower Building, University of Natal
The building of Howard College at the University of Natal (now the University of Kwazulu Natal) was made possible by a donation from Durban…
PlaceGA Riches Printer Building, 423 Smith Street, Durban
The building, designed in a classical-revivalist style, is an important component of Smith Street, one of the most historically significant…
PlaceElephant House, Ridge Road, Durban
The Elephant House, located on Ridge road on Durban's berea, was built in the early 1850's on the highest natural point on the Berea Ridge…
PlaceCottam Grove Hotel, 303-309 Florida Road, Durban.
These two impressive verandah houses were erected in about 1903 on the instruction of mining magnate Sir Abe Bailey. After WWII the…
PlaceColinton, 68 Ridge Road, Durban
The dwelling was built in 1898 by architect William Street-Wilson, as a residence for Sir David Hunter, General Manager of the Natal…
PlaceCity Hall and Francis Farewell Gardens, Durban
Click on image to enlarge Declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 12 December 1975. Diagonally opposite - in West…
PlaceBergtheil House, 16 Queen’s Avenue, Westville
Named after Jonas Bergtheil, this museum is situated in the leafy suburb of Westville, almost midway between Durban and Pinetown. The…
PlaceHouses Brill and Andrew Murray, together with Tuck Shop, Grey-College, Bloemfontein
These three buildings form the historical core of Grey College, the oldest school in the Free State. Brill House and Andrew Murray House…
PlaceRailway Station, Sannaspos, Bloemfontein
The Station Building, situate on a protion of the Farm Klipkraal 117 in the District of Bloemfontein. Situated on the Druenberg – Sannaspos…
PlaceGreen Lodge, 81 St George Street, Bloemfontein
The Orange River Convention (sometimes also called the Bloemfontein Convention) was a convention whereby the United Kingdom formally…