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Jul 14, 2011

Old Municipal Offices, Berlandina Street, Roodepoort

The building was designed by Charles Hosking and was completed in 1906 as the first permanent offices for the new Roodep...

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Jul 14, 2011

Paardekraal Monument, Market Street, Krugersdorp

It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 6 April 1936. The monument was designed by Syt...

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Jul 14, 2011

Old Locomotive “Emil Kessler”, Johannesburg

It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 6 April 1936. (Note the National Monuments plaque on th...

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Jul 14, 2011

Old Government Building, Church Street, Boksburg

The building was designed by Sytze Wierda, chief architect of the ZAR's Public Works Department. Its foundation stone wa...

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Jul 14, 2011

Old gaol, Seventh Avenue, Roodepoort

The original building was apparently already in existence in 1890 when it was converted to use as a gaol for the mining ...

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Jul 14, 2011

Old Crown Mines Headquarters, 5 Press Lane, Selby, Johannesburg

The building was designed by Herbert Baker after the amalgamation of eight mining companies in April 1909, when Crown Mi...

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Jul 14, 2011

North Lodge, Parktown, Johannesburg

North Lodge was modeled on French and Scottish castles! The building, designed by Herbert J Aldwyncle, was completed in ...

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Jul 14, 2011

NZASM Station, George Norton Street, Krugersdorp

The building, with its richly decorated gable, was completed in 1896 and is one of the last surviving structures of the ...

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Jul 14, 2011

Kitson the Steam Train, Krugersdorp

A mobile South African National Monument, yes on wheels, is resting in the Museum railway yard at SANRASM, Krugersdorp. ...

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Jul 14, 2011

King Edward VII High School, Houghton Estate, Johannesburg

The school was established towards the end of 1902 as the Johannesburg High School for Boys, and for a few years was als...

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Jul 14, 2011

The Homestead, 3 Homestead Lane, Homelake, Randfontein

The Property known as the Homestead, situated at 3 Homestead Avenue, Homelake, Randfontein. Consisting of the Dwelling-H...

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Jul 14, 2011

Hector Pieterson Memorial and Museum, Soweto

The museum is located on 8288 Khumalo Street, Orlando West (Soweto)

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Jul 14, 2011

Glenshiel, Westcliff, Johannesburg

Glenshiel is a National Monument in Westcliff , Johannesburg! It was built in 1908, and designed by Sir Herbert Baker. I...

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Jul 14, 2011

Emoyeni, Parktown, Johannesburg

Emoyeni, the ‘Place in the Air’ in Nguni, is located on the highest point, of the highest ridge in Parktown, keeping its...

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Jul 14, 2011

Greenhill Road 14, Emmarentia, Johannesburg

When Lourens Geldenhuys was 14, his father moved them to the gold reef, where their farm began searching for gold, this ...

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