The original portions of these two cottages dated from 1919 and were built as seaside cottages by affluent residents of Cape Town. Additions were made as and when necessary. They were declared National Monuments under old NMC legislation on 16 July 1982.
Place record
Cottages 60 and 62 Simonstown Road, Fish Hoek
- Coordinates
- -33.6238, 18.4578
- Updated
- 20 Jul 2026

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Cottages 60 and 62 Simonstown Road, Fish Hoek
How we know this
- 01 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_heritage_sites_in_Simonstown
Last updated · 20 Jul 2026
South African History Online. (2011, July 14). Cottages 60 and 62 Simonstown Road, Fish Hoek. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/P-0065901
South African History Online (2011) 'Cottages 60 and 62 Simonstown Road, Fish Hoek', South African History Online, 14 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/P-0065901 (Accessed: 22 July 2026).
South African History Online, Cottages 60 and 62 Simonstown Road, Fish Hoek [website], https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/P-0065901, (accessed 22 July 2026).
"Cottages 60 and 62 Simonstown Road, Fish Hoek." South African History Online, 14 July 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/P-0065901. Accessed 22 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Cottages 60 and 62 Simonstown Road, Fish Hoek." South African History Online. July 14, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/P-0065901.
Further reading
Cape Town the Segregated city
The Freedom struggle in Cape Town
Cape Town Timeline 1300-1997
Slave Resistance
Cape Youth Congress (CAYCO)
United Women’s Organisation (UWO)
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