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Bergtheil House, 16 Queen’s Avenue, Westville
Named after Jonas Bergtheil, this museum is situated in the leafy suburb of Westville, almost midway between Durban and Pinetown. The…
Houses Brill and Andrew Murray, together with Tuck Shop, Grey-College, Bloemfontein
These three buildings form the historical core of Grey College, the oldest school in the Free State. Brill House and Andrew Murray House…
Railway Station, Sannaspos, Bloemfontein
The Station Building, situate on a protion of the Farm Klipkraal 117 in the District of Bloemfontein. Situated on the Druenberg – Sannaspos…
Green Lodge, 81 St George Street, Bloemfontein
The Orange River Convention (sometimes also called the Bloemfontein Convention) was a convention whereby the United Kingdom formally…
Botanical Gardens, Bloemfontein
The gardens were established in 1967 and they are of particular scientific and environmental importance. They contain the only remaining…
White Horse Stones, Naval Hill, Bloemfontein
Also known as Witperd Klip. The stones were laid during the South African War by members of the Wiltshire Regiment who were then Stationed…
Hertzog House, 19 Goddard Street, Bloemfontein
The building was erected in 1895 for the family of General JBM Hertzog who lived there until 1928. It was declared a National Monument…
Boom van Sameswering, Onze Rust, Bloemfontein
The so-called Tree of Conspiracy stands on the farm Onze Rust, and once belonged to Marthinus Steyn, the last President of the Free State,…
First University Building, Bloemfontein
It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 17 December 1976.
Elizabeth le Roux Hostel, Bloemfontein
It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 8 August 1975.The building has wood windows, old lamps, and border trellis…
Government Buildings, President Brand Street, Bloemfontein
The government building complex was completed in 1877 although its Volksraad Chamber was already in use on 31 May 1875. In 1895 the upper…
The Queen’s Fort Military Museum, Bloemfontein
Also known as the Bloemfontein Fort. On 3 February 1848 the British declared the Orange River Sovereignty, covering a broad area of land…
Dutch Reformed Church, Bloemfontein
Also known as the Tweetoring Kerk, The Dutch Reformed congregation of Bloemfontein was established on 13 November 1848, and its services…
The Fourth Raadsaal, Bloemfontein
The Raadsaal building which currently stands in President Brand Street, is the fourth such to have been Built by the old Republic of the…
The Old Presidency Museum, Bloemfontein
Former Home of past Presidents featuring exhibits on their lives, plus art exhibits & performances. It is now a Military Museum, which can…