This double-storey dwelling was built in the late 1890s and boasts of a number of fine Victorian architectural features, including ornate front and side gables as well as cast-iron decorations on the façade. It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 27 December 1985.
Place record
Ruimzicht House, 10 Milner Road, Tamboerskloof, Cape Town
- Coordinates
- -34.0248, 18.5037
- Updated
- 20 Jul 2026

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Ruimzicht House, 10 Milner Road, Tamboerskloof, Cape Town
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Last updated · 20 Jul 2026
South African History Online. (2011, July 14). Ruimzicht House, 10 Milner Road, Tamboerskloof, Cape Town. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/P-0065778
South African History Online (2011) 'Ruimzicht House, 10 Milner Road, Tamboerskloof, Cape Town', South African History Online, 14 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/P-0065778 (Accessed: 22 July 2026).
South African History Online, Ruimzicht House, 10 Milner Road, Tamboerskloof, Cape Town [website], https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/P-0065778, (accessed 22 July 2026).
"Ruimzicht House, 10 Milner Road, Tamboerskloof, Cape Town." South African History Online, 14 July 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/P-0065778. Accessed 22 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Ruimzicht House, 10 Milner Road, Tamboerskloof, Cape Town." South African History Online. July 14, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/P-0065778.
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The Freedom struggle in Cape Town
Cape Town Timeline 1300-1997
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Cape Youth Congress (CAYCO)
United Women’s Organisation (UWO)
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