Admiralty House, Simonstown

Coordinates: 18.4030, -34.1810
Updated: 20 Jul 2026

google — The Admiralty House, Simonstown. A National Monument

The Building dates from the mid-18th Century and its ownership was transferred to the Admiralty in 1814. Rear-Admiral Jahleel Brenton was the first of the navy commanders to live there. The building underwent extensive changes in 1853, and was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 20 October 1972.

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Admiralty House, Simonstown

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South African History Online. (2011, July 14). Admiralty House, Simonstown. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/P-0065867

South African History Online (2011) 'Admiralty House, Simonstown', South African History Online, 14 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/P-0065867 (Accessed: 22 July 2026).

South African History Online, Admiralty House, Simonstown [website], https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/P-0065867, (accessed 22 July 2026).

"Admiralty House, Simonstown." South African History Online, 14 July 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/P-0065867. Accessed 22 July 2026.

South African History Online. "Admiralty House, Simonstown." South African History Online. July 14, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/P-0065867.