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7 Castle Hill, Historical Museum
Location : Eastern Cape > Gqeberha > Central
No 7 Castle Hill was completed in 1825 and is one of the oldest surviving Settler cottages in Port Elizabeth.
Flemming House (NMMU Campus)
Location : Eastern Cape > Gqeberha > Central
Fleming House, which stands just below Cora Terrace, was built in 1851 by William Fleming, a leading merchant of Port Elizabeth and a Member of the Legislative Council. It was built in the Regency style with a verandah showing Chinese influence. Inside is a remarkable cast-iron spiral staircase....
Old Railway Station Museum
Location : Eastern Cape > Kariega > Uitenhage
Built on Market Street in the year of the opening of the railway from Port Elizabeth, it is reputed to be one of the oldest railway stations in South Africa. At this quaint museum, two vintage locomotives, a variety of coaches, period furniture and equipment capture the atmosphere of the early...
Grey Institute Building
Location : Eastern Cape > Gqeberha > Central
During the 1850’s a revival of higher learning filtered through the Cape Colony. Sir George Grey played a prominent role in the movement, during which properties were set aside for schools. A large grant was made Inc the establishment of a school in Port Elizabeth. Most of the land granted was...
St. Augustines Roman Catholic Cathedral
Location : Eastern Cape > Gqeberha > Central
Across the road from the Opera House stands St. Augustine’s Cathedral. The church was built under the direction of Father Thomas Murphy the foundation stone being laid in December 1861. The building was not finished until 1866 when it was consecrated by Bishop Patrick Moran. Father Murphy...
Mandela Bay Theatre Complex (previously PE Opera House)
Location : Eastern Cape > Gqeberha > Central
Mandela Bay Theatre Complex (previously known as Port Elizabeth Opera House) with two theatres, namely The Opera House and Barn Theatre which are located on the corner of John Kani Road and Winston Ntshona Street, Central, Gqeberha was opened in 1892 and was proclaimed a national monument in...
Pembridge House
Location : Eastern Cape > Gqeberha > Central
Originally “Jessieville” it was built in about 1840 for merchant Joseph Smith and was extensively altered by Emil Castens in the 1880s. Harry Mosenthal, a second generation of the merchants who set up a branch of Mosenthal Brothers in Main Street in 1842, lived in the house at the end of...
The Old Harbour Board Building
Location : Eastern Cape > Gqeberha > Central
Known popularly as the 'White Building', the old Harbour Board Building was used for 70 years for harbor administration by the South African Railways and Harbours. The foundation stone was laid by Mr. J. Searle, Managing Commissioner of the Port Elizabeth Harbour Board, on 14 January 1904. The...
Old Post Office
Location : Eastern Cape > Gqeberha > Central
The Old Post Office is situated at the top of Flemming Street. It was opend in 1900 and was designed by the Public Works Department of the Cape Colonial Government under Mr. H.S. Greaves. Its style is typical of public buildings of the late Victorian era. It later incorporated the former...
Victoria House - Number 31 Constitution Hill
Location : Eastern Cape > Gqeberha > Central
This house is probably the oldest one in Port Elizabeth. It was built by the 1820 Settler, Jonathan Board, carpenter and builder on land transferred to him in 1824. Sir Rufane Donkin wanted to encourage settlement in the new town and offered plots to those who could buy them. Boards first child...
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