This double-storey building was erected shortly after the turn of the 20th century and has a number of fine neo-classical and Victorian architectural features. It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 6 September 1985.
Place record
Belvedere Avenue 21, Oranjezicht
- Coordinates
- -33.9390, 18.4100
- Updated
- 20 Jul 2026

21 Belvedere Avenue Image source
Location Map
Belvedere Avenue 21, Oranjezicht
How we know this
- 01 SAHRA file reference 9/2/018/0222
Last updated · 20 Jul 2026
South African History Online. (2011, July 14). Belvedere Avenue 21, Oranjezicht. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/P-0065850
South African History Online (2011) 'Belvedere Avenue 21, Oranjezicht', South African History Online, 14 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/P-0065850 (Accessed: 23 July 2026).
South African History Online, Belvedere Avenue 21, Oranjezicht [website], https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/P-0065850, (accessed 23 July 2026).
"Belvedere Avenue 21, Oranjezicht." South African History Online, 14 July 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/P-0065850. Accessed 23 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Belvedere Avenue 21, Oranjezicht." South African History Online. July 14, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/P-0065850.
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