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Jul 14, 2011

Hopkins Street 64-66, Parow

These two double-storey dwellings were erected in 1910 by George Thomas Hopkins. They have a number of fine Edwardian an...

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Jul 14, 2011

Muritai House, 22 Sophia Street, Oranjezicht

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

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Belvedere Avenue 21, Oranjezicht

This double-storey building was erected shortly after the turn of the 20th century and has a number of fine neo-classica...

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Jul 14, 2011

Victorian dwelling, 15 Belvedere Avenue, Oranjezicht

The House was Erected at the turn of the 19th Century and is one of the earliest Structures to have been Built in Belved...

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Jul 14, 2011

Victorian dwelling, 7 Belvedere Avenue, Oranjezicht

The double-storey Structure was erected soon after the turn of the 20th Century, and is endowed with a number of promine...

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Jul 14, 2011

Zorgvliet, Sir George Grey Street, Oranjezicht

The property was granted to Matthys Coeymans in 1669 and its homestead was subsequently erected in a Cape Dutch style. D...

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Jul 14, 2011

De Waal Park, Camp Street, Oranjezicht

David Christiaan de Waal, a close friend of Cecil John Rhodes and mayor of Cape Town in 1889 and 1890,

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Jul 14, 2011

St Cyprian’s School, Gorge Road, Oranjezicht

The Gateway and Walls of this property date from the end of the 18th Century and are situated on a portion of the Histor...

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Jul 14, 2011

Valkenburg Hospital, Observatory

The Building, originally designed in a Cape Dutch style and is one of the oldest Farmhouses surviving along the Liesbeek...

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Jul 14, 2011

Wrensch House, 77 Lower Wrench Road, Observatory

The main building, as well as some of its outbuildings, date from the last quarter of the 18th century, but subsequent a...

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Jul 14, 2011

Long Cottage, Newlands Avenue, Newlands

Newlands House originally formed part of the historic estate established in 1751 by Governor Ryk Tulbagh. Long Cottage w...

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Jul 14, 2011

Mill House, Boundary Road, Newlands

This double-storey mill and private residence was erected by Jacob Letterstedt in the 1840's. It now forms an integral p...

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Jul 14, 2011

The Red House, Hiddingh Avenue, Newlands

The Red House is one of South Africa's oldest buildings, having been built in 1729. Lord Charles Somerset lived here and...

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Jul 14, 2011

Josephine Mill, Boundary Road, Newlands

It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 15 December 1978. Newlands in Cape Town is home to the ...

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Vineyard Hotel, Colington Road, Newlands

It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 18 February 1977.Over the past two Centuries, The Viney...

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