The two-storey building with cast-iron balcony dates from the late 19th century and houses a number of commercial concerns. It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 24 June 1983.
Place record
Bree Street 173, Cape Town
- Coordinates
- -33.9200, 18.4100
- Updated
- 20 Jul 2026

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Location Map
Bree Street 173, Cape Town
South African History Online. (2011, July 14). Bree Street 173, Cape Town. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/P-0065766
South African History Online (2011) 'Bree Street 173, Cape Town', South African History Online, 14 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/P-0065766 (Accessed: 24 July 2026).
South African History Online, Bree Street 173, Cape Town [website], https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/P-0065766, (accessed 24 July 2026).
"Bree Street 173, Cape Town." South African History Online, 14 July 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/P-0065766. Accessed 24 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Bree Street 173, Cape Town." South African History Online. July 14, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/P-0065766.
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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