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Jul 14, 2011

Donkin Mount, Port Elizabeth

Port Elizabeth owes its origin and development to the arrival of British settlers in 1820. Sir Rufane Donkin was the Act...

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Jul 14, 2011

Pioneer's Memorial Synagogue, Raleigh Street, Port Elizabeth

Museum in a former synagogue featuring exhibits on Jewish life & History in Port Elizabeth. The Jewish Pioneers’ Mem...

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Windyridge House, 24 Newington Road, Port Elizabeth

This is one of the best examples of Victorian Architecture in Port Elizabeth, and is typical of its Town and Houses Buil...

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Town Hall, 25 Market Street, Uitenhage

Since the 1820’s there was a strong move locally for the Capital of the Colony to be situated in Uitenhage. When the Tow...

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Old Drostdy Museum, Rawson Street, Pearston

It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 27 December 1985. This former government building, an a...

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Settler Houses, 10-12 Castle Hill, Port Elizabeth

The two buildings, originally owned by Police Constable Sterley, date from about 1840, and together with the adjacent ho...

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Parsonage House Museum, Port Elizabeth

This is probably the oldest surviving house in Port Elizabeth and was built by Rev Francis McClelland of the Church of E...

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Residence, 21 Cuyler Street, Uitenhage

The construction of the original structure with its Cape Dutch and Georgian features, dates from approximately 1840. It ...

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Jul 14, 2011

Old Railway Station Museum, Uitenhage

This is an engaging structure, with a high pitch roof, dormer windows and ornate fretted timber details. Built on Market...

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Public Library, Port Elizabeth

The building was designed Henry Cheers, an Architect from Twickenham. The Library was officially opened on 29 July 1902....

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Old Post Office, Fleming Street, Port Elizabeth

This building is today commonly referred to as the ‘(old) Post Office Complex’ but contains 4 conjoined buildings. The c...

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Opera House, Port Elizabeth

This building, designed in a late Renaissance style based broadly upon the Doric order, was erected in 1891 under the di...

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Newington Road Victorian Houses, Port Elizabeth

This row of late Victorian double-storey, semi-detached dwellings forms a unique terrace erected in the late 19th centur...

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Market Square, Port Elizabeth

The Market Square in the heart of the Port Elizabeth town centre is a historical icon that reveals much about this old c...

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Jewish Pioneers Memorial Synagogue, Raleigh Street, Port Elizabeth

The temple was designed by Orlando Middleton and erected by Jacob Kohler and Sons. The Port Elizabeth Orthodox Hebrew Co...

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