Inventory Reference 9/2/018/0139 Formal Gradings Grading Grade II GradingComment archiveimport Grading by: South African Heritage Resources Agency Statement of Significance The De Waal Park was laid out through the endeavours of David Christiaan de Waal, M.L.A., Mayor of Cape Town (1889-90) and opened in 1895 as a park for the use of the general public.