Glenara, Burg Street, Rondebosch

Coordinates: -33.9570, 18.4670
Updated: 20 Jul 2026

This impressive Victorian double-storeyed house was designed by the architect AW Ackerman, and built by one Mannix for Louis Antony Vintsent in 1882-3. The building has been used since 1925 as the official residence of the Principal and Vice Chancellor of the University of Cape Town. It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 21 September 1979.

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Glenara, Burg Street, Rondebosch

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Last updated · 20 Jul 2026

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South African History Online. (2011, July 14). Glenara, Burg Street, Rondebosch. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/P-0065863

South African History Online (2011) 'Glenara, Burg Street, Rondebosch', South African History Online, 14 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/P-0065863 (Accessed: 22 July 2026).

South African History Online, Glenara, Burg Street, Rondebosch [website], https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/P-0065863, (accessed 22 July 2026).

"Glenara, Burg Street, Rondebosch." South African History Online, 14 July 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/P-0065863. Accessed 22 July 2026.

South African History Online. "Glenara, Burg Street, Rondebosch." South African History Online. July 14, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/P-0065863.