It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 12 May 1989.
Place record
Bird Street Houses (8-10), Port Elizabeth

Historicl Bird House Image source
- Updated
- 18 Apr 2019

Historicl Bird House Image source
South African History Online. (2011, July 14). Bird Street Houses (8-10), Port Elizabeth. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/P-0066101
South African History Online (2011) 'Bird Street Houses (8-10), Port Elizabeth', South African History Online, 14 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/P-0066101 (Accessed: 23 July 2026).
South African History Online, Bird Street Houses (8-10), Port Elizabeth [website], https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/P-0066101, (accessed 23 July 2026).
"Bird Street Houses (8-10), Port Elizabeth." South African History Online, 14 July 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/P-0066101. Accessed 23 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Bird Street Houses (8-10), Port Elizabeth." South African History Online. July 14, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/P-0066101.
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