It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 9 May 1969.... It contains a large libary and many rescources!
Place record
Egyptian Building, Hiddingh Hall Campus, Orange Street, Cape Town
- Coordinates
- -33.9300, 18.4110
- Updated
- 20 Jul 2026

Location Map
Egyptian Building, Hiddingh Hall Campus, Orange Street, Cape Town
South African History Online. (2011, July 14). Egyptian Building, Hiddingh Hall Campus, Orange Street, Cape Town. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/P-0065757
South African History Online (2011) 'Egyptian Building, Hiddingh Hall Campus, Orange Street, Cape Town', South African History Online, 14 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/P-0065757 (Accessed: 22 July 2026).
South African History Online, Egyptian Building, Hiddingh Hall Campus, Orange Street, Cape Town [website], https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/P-0065757, (accessed 22 July 2026).
"Egyptian Building, Hiddingh Hall Campus, Orange Street, Cape Town." South African History Online, 14 July 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/P-0065757. Accessed 22 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Egyptian Building, Hiddingh Hall Campus, Orange Street, Cape Town." South African History Online. July 14, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/P-0065757.
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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