Port of Durban, Erf 10031, Building A, 111 Mahatma Gandhi Rd

Building A, 111 Mahatma Gandhi Complex

Building A is situated at 111 Mahatma Gandhi Road, Old Point Railway Station “Point”, Durban, at GPS Coordinates: S29°52’15.12” E31°02’36.28”

It is on the ERF10031 and was registered on the 22 March 1944 with the title deed T1872/1944.

Building A is a typical example of Edwardian architectural tradition and bears the same design motifs as a building situated on the opposite side of Mahatma Gandhi Road. The building was declared a  National Monument under the National Monuments Act of 1969 until 1999 when all buildings designated as such became Provincial Grade II sites unless otherwise they were re-evaluated. Apart from Architectural merit, the Transnet Harbour Terminal is a historical precinct because of its associational links with the integrated development of sea and land movement of goods and passengers in the age before air travel and containerised packaging of goods. 

Building A falls within the "Specially Protected Heritage Resources" in terms of Section 43 (1). It has grade II, Provincial Heritage Resource status listed in the schedule for heritage resources