This impressive building was erected at the turn of the 19th century and forms an important part of the architectural character of Long Street, one of the few streets of Cape Town whose outlook over the years has remained largely untouched. It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 23 December 1962.
Place record
Blue Lodge Hotel, 206-208 Long Street, Cape Town
- Coordinates
- -33.9500, 18.4100
- Updated
- 20 Jul 2026

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Blue Lodge Hotel, 206-208 Long Street, Cape Town
South African History Online. (2011, July 14). Blue Lodge Hotel, 206-208 Long Street, Cape Town. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/P-0065772
South African History Online (2011) 'Blue Lodge Hotel, 206-208 Long Street, Cape Town', South African History Online, 14 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/P-0065772 (Accessed: 22 July 2026).
South African History Online, Blue Lodge Hotel, 206-208 Long Street, Cape Town [website], https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/P-0065772, (accessed 22 July 2026).
"Blue Lodge Hotel, 206-208 Long Street, Cape Town." South African History Online, 14 July 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/P-0065772. Accessed 22 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Blue Lodge Hotel, 206-208 Long Street, Cape Town." South African History Online. July 14, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/P-0065772.
Further reading
Cape Town the Segregated city
The Freedom struggle in Cape Town
Cape Town Timeline 1300-1997
Slave Resistance
Cape Youth Congress (CAYCO)
United Women’s Organisation (UWO)
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