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Lilitha Nursing College (previously Sharley Cribb Nursing College)
Location : Eastern Cape > Port Elizabeth > Central
The house “Sundridge” (Architect G W Smith) was built in 1897 for A E Allen Smith and his wife Emily (born Savage) in the Art Nouveau style. In 1929 Herman Sammel converted it into the very modem Park Hotel by adding a large bedroom wing and later, a ballroom. It has been the Nursing College...
Port Elizabeth Main Library
Location : Eastern Cape > Port Elizabeth > Central
The splendid old Port Elizabeth Main Library is situated in the North-Western corner of Market Square. The first building on the site was constructed in 1835 and was initially used as a courthouse from 1854.
The present library building was officially opened in 1902. The building is...
Port Elizabeth Railway Station
Location : Eastern Cape > Port Elizabeth > Central
North of the Campanile is The Railway Station building that has existed on the present location since 1875 when the first line was constructed to Uitenhage about 40 Kilometres away. The original building was designed by James Bisset, Resident Engineer, Harbour and Public Works. Extensive...
Donkin Street Houses
Location : Eastern Cape > Port Elizabeth > Central
The Donkin Street houses were built between 1860 and 1880. The row of terraced houses, each lower than the preceding one, is remarkable in that they are integrated in a single unit. The whole street was declared a national monument in 1967. The land was created by filling in the natural kloof.
Prince Alfred's Guard Museum
Location : Eastern Cape > Port Elizabeth > Central
The Prince Alfred's Guard Museum grew out of a fusion of a military museum formerly housed in the Donkin Reserve complex and the regimental museum of the Prince Alfred’s Guard Regiment.
The Old Museum
Location : Eastern Cape > Port Elizabeth > Central
As is the case with many of the fine old buildings in the vicinity, the old Museum was originally built as a dwelling house. It was for Henry Rutherford in 1861. In 1896 it became the home of Adam White Guthrie, Mayor of P E from 1912 to 1915. His legatees left the house to the Port Elizabeth...
Vuyisile Mini Square (Market Square)
Location : Eastern Cape > Port Elizabeth > Central
Vuyisile Mini Square (Market Square), situated in the heart of the Gqeberha's town centre, stands as a historical icon revealing the rich heritage of this coastal town. It houses the colonial-style City Hall, dating back to the mid-1800s, with a clock tower added in 1883. Recognized as a...
Cora Terrace
Location : Eastern Cape > Port Elizabeth > Central
A little further up Bird Street we come to Cora Terrace. This comprises a row of seven town houses facing onto a lane. They were built on land granted to Henry Watson Henderson in 1831. He was killed in 1834 in the 6th Frontier War. His widow married Joseph Smith and the houses were built from...
Port Elizabeth City Hall
Location : Eastern Cape > Port Elizabeth > Central
The Port Elizabeth City Hall, which is located in Market Square, was built between 1858 and 1862. The attractive clock tower was only added in 1883. The City Hall serves as a Council Chamber as well as a concert hall, a lecture hall and offices for city council employees.
Fort Frederick
Location : Eastern Cape > Port Elizabeth > Central
Fort Frederick, Port Elizabeth, which is located along Belmont Terrace, Central, is a stone fort built in 1799 by the British Forces to defend the mouth of the Baakens River.
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