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Settler Houses, 10-12 Castle Hill, Port Elizabeth
The two buildings, originally owned by Police Constable Sterley, date from about 1840, and together with the adjacent house at 7 Castle…
Residence, 21 Cuyler Street, Uitenhage
The construction of the original structure with its Cape Dutch and Georgian features, dates from approximately 1840. It is thus one of the…
Old Railway Station Museum, Uitenhage
This is an engaging structure, with a high pitch roof, dormer windows and ornate fretted timber details. Built on Market Street in the year…
Public Library, Port Elizabeth
The building was designed Henry Cheers, an Architect from Twickenham. The Library was officially opened on 29 July 1902. It was built in…
Opera House, Port Elizabeth
This building, designed in a late Renaissance style based broadly upon the Doric order, was erected in 1891 under the direction of GW Smith…
Old Post Office, Fleming Street, Port Elizabeth
This building is today commonly referred to as the ‘(old) Post Office Complex’ but contains 4 conjoined buildings. The complex is situated…
Newington Road Victorian Houses, Port Elizabeth
This row of late Victorian double-storey, semi-detached dwellings forms a unique terrace erected in the late 19th century, and survives…
Market Square, Port Elizabeth
The Market Square in the heart of the Port Elizabeth town centre is a historical icon that reveals much about this old coastal town. It is…
Lanherne Building, Humewood Road, Port Elizabeth
This dwelling was erected in 1894 for RH Hammersley-Heenen, resident engineer and general manager of the South African Railways. During…
Philip Irrigation Tunnel and Missionary Station, Hankey
Three years after his arrival at the Cape, Superintendent of the London Missionary Society, Dr John Philip, paid a visit to the Eastern…
Horse Memorial, junction of Cape and Russell Roads, Port Elizabeth
The memorial, designed by Joseph Whitehead and cast in bronze by the Thames Dillon Works, in Surrey, was unveiled on 11 February 1905 by…
Homestead on Totteridge Park Farm, District of Uitenhage
The Historic Homestead of the Farm Totteridge Park, situate on Portion 55, a portion of Portion 10 of the Farm Zwartkops, River Wagensdrift…
Hillside House, 14 Bird Street, Port Elizabeth
The property was originally granted to George Daniel Diesel in 1824. The building was presumably erected after that date and is richly…
Grey Institute/School, Port Elizabeth
During the 1850s Sir George Grey, Governor of the Cape from 1854-61, played a leading role in the establishment of educational institutes…
Erica Girl’s School Building, Richmond Hill, Port Elizabeth
The Erica School for Girls in Port Elizabeth was begun in 1884 by Miss Mary Anne van Wyk, who initially gave lessons in the old Erica Hall…