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Stone House, Parktown, Johannesburg
This dwelling, designed by Herbert Baker in 1902 as his own home, is an important component of Parktown's surviving architectural character…
Rissik Street Post Office, Johannesburg
The correct name of Johannesburg's Old Post Office clock is the "Coronation Clock'. This might be a good point for city councillors to…
Randjieslaagte Beacon, Parktown, Johannesburg
It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 26 February 1965. When Johannesburg was proclaimed in 1886 on the…
Pilrig House, 1 Rockridge Road, Parktown, Johannesburg
Pilrig House is situated at; no.1 Rockridge Road. A classic Baker House built in the arts and crafts style, with a stone and mortar base up…
North Lodge, Parktown, Johannesburg
North Lodge was modeled on French and Scottish castles! The building, designed by Herbert J Aldwyncle, was completed in 1906 for for the …
Glenshiel, Westcliff, Johannesburg
Glenshiel is a National Monument in Westcliff , Johannesburg! It was built in 1908, and designed by Sir Herbert Baker. It’s a gorgeous…
Emoyeni, Parktown, Johannesburg
Emoyeni, the ‘Place in the Air’ in Nguni, is located on the highest point, of the highest ridge in Parktown, keeping its original name…
Greenhill Road 14, Emmarentia, Johannesburg
When Lourens Geldenhuys was 14, his father moved them to the gold reef, where their farm began searching for gold, this became the…
Cuthbert’s Building, Eloff Street, Johannesburg
The firm of WM Cuthbert & Co, shoe merchants, was established in 1882. Their Johannesburg building was designed by architects Stucke &…
Little Chelsea, 18 Windermere Road, Durban
This Victorian double-storey building with cast-iron verandah was designed by architects Reid & Hurst in 1897 and was built for L Evans,…
Howard College Building and the Memorial Tower Building, University of Natal
The building of Howard College at the University of Natal (now the University of Kwazulu Natal) was made possible by a donation from Durban…
GA Riches Printer Building, 423 Smith Street, Durban
The building, designed in a classical-revivalist style, is an important component of Smith Street, one of the most historically significant…
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…
Lamont-Hussey Observatory
The name of the Observatory refers to W.J. Hussey and a good friend of his, R.P. Lamont. Hussey and Lamont were University students in…
World War Cenotaph
The Cenotaph on Du Toitspan Road, is a Memorial to 400 of Kimberley’s Men who died in the Great War (World War I) between 1914 and 1918…