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Victorian dwelling, 134-136 Long Street, Cape Town
This double-storey Structure was probably Built in 1903 and forms an integral part of the Architectural character of Long Street. It was…
YWCA Building, 178 Long Street, Cape Town
The building was restructured in 1903 by J Parker, of the architectural firm Forsythe & Parker, and was dedicated to the memory of Minnie…
Blue Lodge Hotel, 206-208 Long Street, Cape Town
This impressive building was erected at the turn of the 19th century and forms an important part of the architectural character of Long…
Time Ball Tower, Table Bay Harbour, Cape Town
This structure was erected in 1883 and was used as a repeater-station for harbour signals between the observatory and Signal Hill. In 1895…
Clocktower, Table Bay Harbour, Cape Town
The Victorian Gothic-style Clock Tower is an icon of the old Cape Town Harbour. It was the original Port Captain's Office built in 1882…
Breakwater Prison, near Alfred Docks, Cape Town
It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 18 December 1970. The Breakwater Prison was constructed in 1860 to house…
Zonnebloem Cottages, Cambridge Street, Walmer Estate, Cape Town
It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 22 September 1978.
Jan De Waal House, 93 Bree Street, Cape Town
Jan de Waal, born in Amsterdam, arrived at the Cape in 1715 as an employee of the Dutch East India Company The erf on which this double…
Bree Street 173, Cape Town
The two-storey building with cast-iron balcony dates from the late 19th century and houses a number of commercial concerns. It was declared…
Bree Street 122, Cape Town
It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 15 July 1977. This house is one of the few remaining Georgian double…
Dutch Reformed Mission Institute, Cape Town
The South African Missionary Society, established a ministry in Wagenmakersvallei in 1796 and ministered to slaves and to detribalised…
Keerom Street 14, Cape Town
This town house was erected on land, granted to Hermanus Smuts, in 1751 and once belonged to Johan Jacobus Graaf. It was declared a…
South African Library, Cape Town
The National Library of South Africa, as we know it today, was formed on 1 November 1999 as a result of the amalgamation of the two former…
Klein Zoar, Wemyss Road, Brooklyn, Cape Town
The house probably dates from the 18th century and is alleged to have been the home of Wolraad Woltemade who, in 1773, performed the heroic…
Drill Hall, Darling Street, Cape Town
The foundation stone of the Drill Hall was laid on 2 October 1884 by Thomas Upington, then Prime Minister of the Cape Colony. The building,…