This imposing dwelling was designed and erected in 1882 by well-known architects Robert Sellers Upton and Philip Dudgeon. A billiard room was added in 1898. The building is probably the best surviving example of a late Colonial Victorian building in Natal. It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 31 July 1981.
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Trevean House, 258 Wakesleigh Road, Bellair, Durban
- Coordinates
- -29.8842, 30.9522
- Updated
- 18 Apr 2019
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Trevean House, 258 Wakesleigh Road, Bellair, Durban
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- 019/2/407/0032 https://www.sahistory.org.za/
Last updated · 18 Apr 2019
South African History Online. (2011, July 14). Trevean House, 258 Wakesleigh Road, Bellair, Durban. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/P-0065976
South African History Online (2011) 'Trevean House, 258 Wakesleigh Road, Bellair, Durban', South African History Online, 14 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/P-0065976 (Accessed: 22 July 2026).
South African History Online, Trevean House, 258 Wakesleigh Road, Bellair, Durban [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/P-0065976, (accessed 22 July 2026).
"Trevean House, 258 Wakesleigh Road, Bellair, Durban." South African History Online, 14 July 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/P-0065976. Accessed 22 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Trevean House, 258 Wakesleigh Road, Bellair, Durban." South African History Online. July 14, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/P-0065976.
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