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Jul 14, 2011

Cora 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. ...

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Jul 14, 2011

Constitution Street House 14, Port Elizabeth

It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 23 December 1983.  Donkin Street is a famous touri...

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CE Froelich Shop, 58 Voortrekker Road, Pearston

It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 9 October 1987. 

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City Hall, Port Elizabeth

 It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 29 November 1974.   The Port Elizabeth Cit...

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Bird Street Houses (8-10), Port Elizabeth

It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 12 May 1989.

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Athenaeum building, Belmont Terrace, Port Elizabeth

The building dates from the late Victorian period and has impressive neo-Classical elements. Its two sections were opene...

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Jul 14, 2011

Blenheim 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 s...

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Albert Jackson School, Port Elizabeth

Declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 4 January 1963. Greenwood Primary School had its origin i...

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Jul 14, 2011

Bethelsdorp, Algoa Bay -Eastern Cape

The Van der Kemp Memorial Church is still very much the spiritual centre of Bethelsdorp. Nearby are the almshouses, buil...

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Dutch Reformed Church, Zoutpansberg

The Nederduits Gereformeerde congregation of Zoutpansberg was established at Renosterpoort, by S Hofmeyr, in September 1...

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Jul 14, 2011

Eersteling Monument, Polokwane

The Eersteling gold mine, the site of the first commercial gold mining activity in South Africa’s modern History, has, i...

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Rheingold Building, Market Street, Polokwane

The building was erected in about 1910 by H Moschke to house a number of commercial concerns. It is richly decorated wit...

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Jul 14, 2011

British Fort, Marabastad, Polokwane

It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 27 January 1938.   This English fort or earthwor...

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Jul 14, 2011

Hugh Eksteen Photographic Museum, Polokwane-Limpopo

The Hugh Exton Photographic Museum is an incredible testament to the tireless work of a single man. Kept here are the va...

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Polokwane Museum

Housed in the famous, Historical "Irish House", the Museum portrays much of the past History of the region.  The Po...

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