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Port Elizabeth City Hall
Location : Eastern Cape > Gqeberha > 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.
Pearson Conservatory
Location : Eastern Cape > Gqeberha > Central
1882 Victorian Pearson Conservatory was built for the cultivation of exotic plants, water lilies and beautiful orchids. Named after Mr Henry Pearson, Mayor of P.E. on sixteen occasions, member of the Legislative Assembly, Treasurer-General of the Cape 1880-81 and Colonial Secretary in 1889. It...
Prince Alfred's Guard Museum
Location : Eastern Cape > Gqeberha > 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.
Holy Trinity Anglican Church
Location : Eastern Cape > Gqeberha > Central
Holy Trinity Anglican Church stands in Havelock Street. In 1854 dissident members left St Mary’s congregation to form their own church. The first minister, the Rev. W A Robinson, arrive in 1857 and the present church was built in 1866, the tower being added in 1872. The erven on which the...
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....
Hillside House (NMMU Campus)
Location : Eastern Cape > Gqeberha > Central
Built in the early 1830’s for Harbour Master Edward Wallace, the house was extensively altered in about 1881 for the General Manager of the Bank of Africa.
Used for a time as a students residence, the house was restored by the University of Port Elizabeth in 1995 to provide offices.
Donkin Reserve - Pyramid and Lighthouse
Location : Eastern Cape > Gqeberha > Central
The Donkin Reserve is one of Gqeberha’s (formerly Port Elizabeth’s) most iconic and historically significant landmarks, offering breathtaking views of the city, the harbour, and Algoa Bay. Situated on a small hill overlooking the city centre, the reserve forms part of Route 67, a celebrated...
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...
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...
Fort Frederick
Location : Eastern Cape > Gqeberha > 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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