The list of heritage sites in Cape Town is so extensive that it would take more than one article to properly highlight them all. This is because the city has such a long and rich history, as well as such a well-designed topography that it has so much to offer.
Heritage sites are sights that we are lucky to have, and that must be preserved for future generations to see and enjoy.
If that is to happen, then somebody has to preserve them, and assess to them has to be regulated. People need to know where to find these heritage sites.
List Of Heritage Sites In Cape Town
Fort Wynyard
Location: Green Point, Cape Town
Built in: 1860
Valkenberg Homestead
Location: Valkenberg, Observatory, Cape Town
Built in: 1661
Black River/Liesbeeck River, Confluence
Location: Observatory
Robben Island
Location: Table Bay
Built in: 17th Century
Robben Island Lighthouse
Location: Robben Island, Cape Town, South Africa
Built in: 1865
Church of the Good Shepherd
Location: Robben Island, Cape Town, South Africa
Millennium facility
Location: Robben Island, Cape Town, South Africa
Melbourne Terrace
Location: 1-13 Melbourne Road, Woodstock, Cape Town
Built:
Glen Beach
Location: Glen Beach, The Ridge and Bakoven, Cape Town
Bungalow 97
Location: The Ridge, Clifton, Cape Town
Bungalow 25
Location: Clifton, Cape Town
Bungalow 61
Location: Clifton, Cape Town
Bungalow 64
Location: Clifton, Cape Town
Bungalow 14
Location: Glen Beach, Cape Town
Bungalow 76
Location: Clifton, Cape Town
Bungalow 58
Location: Clifton, Cape Town
Bungalow 31
Location: Bakoven, Cape Town
Bungalow 2
Location: Glen Beach, Cape Town
Bungalow 42
Location: Clifton, Cape Town
Bungalow 1
Location: Glen Beach, Cape Town
Bungalow 8
Location: Second Beach, Clifton, Cape Town
Bungalow 71
Location: Clifton, Cape Town
Bungalow 8
Location: Beta Road, Bakoven, Cape Town
Bungalow 91
Location: The Ridge, Clifton, Cape Town
Bungalow 2
Location: First Beach, Clifton, Cape Town
Bungalow 7
Location: Beta Road, Bakoven, Cape Town
Bungalow 5
Address: Glen Beach, Cape Town
Bungalow 11
Address: Beta Road, Bakoven, Cape Town
Bungalow 23
Address: Beta Road, Bakoven, Cape Town
Bungalow 94
Address: The Ridge, Fourth Beach, Clifton, Cape Town
Bungalow 30
Address: Clifton, Cape Town
Bungalow 10
Address: Bakoven, Cape Town
Bungalow 15
Address: Bakoven, Cape Town
Bungalow 54
Address: Fourth Beach, Clifton, Cape Town
Bungalow 73
Address: Fourth Beach, Clifton, Cape Town
Bungalow 35
Address: Third Beach, Clifton, Cape Town
Bungalow 14
Address: Beta Road, Bakoven, Cape Town
Bungalow 27
Address: Third Beach, Clifton, Cape Town
Bungalow 13
Address: Bakoven, Cape Town
Dellville, Site 29
Address: Third Beach, Clifton, Cape Town
Bungalow 3
Address: Clifton, Cape Town
Bungalow 75
Address: The Ridge, Clifton, Cape Town
Bungalow 12
Address: Victoria Road, Clifton, Cape Town
Bungalow 40A
Address: Beta Road, Bakoven, Cape Town
Bungalow 26
Address: Beta Road, Bakoven, Cape Town
Bungalow 62
Address: Fourth Beach, Clifton, Cape Town
Bungalow 83
Address: The Ridge, Clifton, Cape Town
Bungalow 57
Address: Fourth Beach, Clifton, Cape Town
Bungalow 24
Address: Beta Road, Bakoven, Cape Town
Erf 1446
Address: Camps Bay, Cape Town,
Erf 1559
Address: Camps Bay, Cape Town
Land Adjoining Earles Dyke
Location: The Glen, Camps Bay, Cape Town
Public Open Space Between Nettleton Road And The Sea
Location: Between Bantry Bay and Clifton, at Cape Town
Cableway Stations
Location: Cape Town
Signal Hill
Location: Signal Hill, Cape Town
Dutch Reformed Church and Parsonage,
Location: Three Anchor Bay, 265 Main Road, Sea Point, Cape Town
Built in: 1879
Battle of Blaauberg Battlefield
Location: Bloubergstrand, Cape Town District, Cape Town
The Retreat
Location: 16 Park Avenue, Camps Bay, Cape Town
Milnerton Municipal Area
Location: Milnerton, Cape Town, South Africa
Woutersen-Wessels Vault
Location: Wessels Road, Green Point, Cape Town
Built in: 1827
Dutch Reformed Church
Location: Batavia Road, Bloubergstrand, Cape Town
Brooklyn Fire Station
Location: Koeberg Road, Brooklyn, Cape Town
18-20 Stadler Road
18-20 Stadler Road, Bloubergstrand, Cape Town District
Green Point Lighthouse, Cape Town
Location: Green Point, Cape Town, South Africa
Built: 14 September 1821
Bloubergstrand Local Area, General
Location: Bloubergstrand Local Area, General
Old Wooden Bridge over the Milnerton Lagoon
Location: Milnerton, Cape Town, South Africa
Former Ellerslie Girls’ High School and Tafelberg School
Location: Main Road, Sea Point, Cape Town
38-46 Queens Road
Location: Bantry Bay, Cape Town, South Africa
38 Queens Road
Location: Bantry Bay, Cape Town, South Africa
40 Queens Road,
Location: Bantry Bay, Cape Town, South Africa
42 Queens Road
Location: Bantry Bay, Cape Town
44 Queens Road
Location: Bantry Bay, Cape Town
2 Grove Road
Location: Grove Road, Mowbray, Cape Town
Built in: 1880s
4 Grove Road
Location: Grove Road, Mowbray, Cape Town
Built in: 1880s
6 Grove Road
Location: 6 Grove Road, Mowbray, Cape Town
Built in: 1880s
8 Grove Road
Location: Grove Road, Mowbray, Cape Town
Built in: 1880s
10 Grove Road
Location: Grove Road, Mowbray, Cape Town
Built in: 1880s
12 Grove Road
Located: Grove Road, Mowbray, Cape Town
Built in: 1880s
Grove House
Located: 4 Grove Street, Green Point, Cape Town
St Peter’s Cemetery
Location: Main Road, Mowbray, Cape Town
Ruth Prowse School of Art
Location: Elson Road, Woodstock, Cape Town
Mowbray Town Hall
Location: 129 – 130 Main Road, Cape Town
20 Sydney Street
Sydney Street, Green Point, Cape Town, South Africa
Salt River/Woodstock,
Location: Woodstock, Cape Town, South Africa
22 St John’s Street,
Location: Sea Point, Cape Town, South Africa
SA Glass Company
Location: Corner of Lower Collingwood Road & Oak Street, Observatory, Cape Town.
Ons Huisie
Address: Bloubergstrand, Cape Town, South Africa
Glen Country Club
Address: Victoria Road, Clifton, Cape Town
Zonnebloem Cottages
Address: Cambridge Street, Woodstock, Cape Town
“Bingley”
Location: 105 Victoria Road, Camps Bay, Cape Town
St. Mary’s Church
Location: Albert Road, Woodstock, Cape Town
Klein Zoar
Location: 4 Wemys Street, Brooklyn, Cape Town
Observatory
Location: Cape Town City Center
Groote Schuur Hospital
Location: Observatory, Cape Town
Mowbray Hotel
Location: Corner of Rhodes Avenue & Main Road, Mowbray, Cape Town
President Hotel Site
Location: Sea Point, Cape Town
Old Military Camp Site
Location: Green Point, Cape Town
1 Bellevue Road
Location: Sea Point, Cape Town
Sea Point Local Area
Location: General, Cape Town
Vredehoek Tin Mine
Location: Devil’s Peak, Cape Town, South Africa
Rietvlei
Location: Milnerton, Cape Town
3 Lincoln Road
Location: Sea Point, Cape Town
YMCA
Location: Trill Road, Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa
Church of St. Luke the Evangelist
Location: Salt River, Cape Town
Lord Milner Hotel
Location: 37 Milner Road, Woodstock, Cape Town
Old Municipal Hall
Location: Jansen Street, Milnerton, Cape Town
Built in: 1904
Burial Sites
Location: Somerset Rd Precinct (Prestwich), Green Point, Cape Town
Westoe
Location: Mowbray, Cape Town
Built in: 1785
Koornhoop Dovecot
Location: Dixon Road, Mowbray, Cape Town
Built in: 1657
Wrensch House
Location: 77 Lower Wrensch Road, Observatory, Cape Town
Green Point
Location: Green Point, Cape Town, General
Treaty Tree
Location: Woodstock, Cape Town
Central Redoubt
Location: Trafalgar Park, Woodstock Cape Town
Geological exposure
Location: Sea Point, Cape Town
The Glen Country Club
Location: Scenic Reserve, Clifton, Cape Town
Earles Dyke Area
Location: The Glen, Camps Bay, Cape Town
Molenvliet House
Location: Molenvliet Street, Mowbray, Cape Town
Built in: 1785
Conservation areas
Location: Lower Gardens, Cape Town
Conservation areas
Location: Woodstock, Salt River & Walmer Estate, Cape Town
Conservation areas
Location: Observatory, Cape Town
Conservation areas
Location: Loader Street, Cape Town
Conservation areas
Location: Green Point & Sea Point, Cape Town
Royal Observatory complex,
Location: Observatory, Cape Town
Dutch Reformed Church
Location: Regent Square, Woodstock, Cape Town
Mouille Point Local Area
Location: Mouille Point Local Area General, Cape Town
5-7 Bellevue Road
Location: Sea Point, Cape Town
Salisbury House
Location: 5 Bellevue Road, Sea Point, Cape Town
7 Bellevue Road
Location: Sea Point, Cape Town, South Africa
Camp Site of Survivors of the Haarlem
Location: 1647, Milnerton, Cape Town, South Africa
Congregational Church
Location: Sea Point, Cape Town
Culemborg-Black River Site
Location: Black River, Cape Town
Mowbray, Cape Town
Location: General, Cape Town
87 Chiappini Street
Location: Bo-Kaap, Cape Town
Tana Baru Muslim Burial Ground
Location: Longmarket Street, Bo-Kaap, Cape Town
Oude Molen Building
Location: Valkenberg Hospital, Observatory, Cape Town
St James the Great Church
Location: 12 St James Road, Sea Point, Cape Town
Llundudno Local Area
Location: General, Cape Town
1-11 Albert Road
Location: Mowbray, Cape Town District, Cape Town
3 Long Street
Location: Mowbray, Cape Town, Cape Town
Maitland Local Area
Location: Maitland, General, Cape Town
Erf 154483
Location: Garden Village Primary, Maitland, Cape Town
Alexandra Institute
Location: Maitland, Cape Town, South Africa
De Nieuwe Molen
Location: Alexandra Institute, Maitland, Cape Town
Maitland Cemetery
Location: Voortekker Road, Maitland, Cape Town District
Garden of Remembrance
Location: Maitland Cemetery, Cape Town
Memorial to Slave Burial Site
Location: Maitland Cemetery, Cape Town, South Africa
Mile Stone 1V
Location: 282 Voortrekker Road, Maitland, Cape Town
Clifton Local Area
Location: Clifton General, Cape Town
Dutch Reformed Church
Location: Main Road, Maitland, Cape Town
Camps Bay Local Area
Location: Camps Bay General, Cape Town
Trafalgar Park
Location: Corner of Searle St & Victoria Road, Woodstock, Cape Town
Central Redoubt
Location: Trafalgar Park, Woodstock, Cape Town
Bantry Bay Local
Location: Bantry Bay Local, Cape Town, South Africa
Melkbosstrand Local Area
Location: Cape Town
The Homestead (“Casa Felicia”)
Location: 60 Llandudno Road, Llandudno, Cape Town
The South African Astronomical Observatory
Location: Mowbray, Cape Town
Bungalow 66
Location: Clifton, Cape Town, South Africa
Rex Trueform Factory Complex
Location: Cape Town, Salt River, The Cape, Cape Town
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Closing
This list of heritage sites in Cape Town is not exhaustive; some sites are labelled “provisional” meaning that while their status may be confirmed soon, they may also be denied. Furthermore, new sites are constantly added to the list.