Overview
    Identifiers
    Inventory Number
    3318CD171
    Site Name
    Groote Schuur Hospital, Observatory, Cape Town
    Site Category
    Record Administration
    Author
    sahrisprojectmanager
    Last modified
    Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 16:43
    Built Environment Recordings
    Identifiers
    Inventory Reference
    Primary?
    Yes
    Classifications
    Building type
    Architectural features

    Bibliography archive: Agnew 1989

    Associated People
    History of use
      Location
      Location
      Mapping
      -33.941038, 18.461718
      Western Cape
      • City of Cape Town
      Land Parcel Details
      Type of land parcel
      Farm
      Land Parcel Reference
      Erf/Farm No: 27431
      Observatory
      Cape Town
      Grading
      Grading
      Grade II
      GradingComment

      archiveimport Grading by: South African Heritage Resources Agency

      Statement of Significance

      Although the facade of the building is an important example of union architecture, groote Schuur Hospital is best known as a landmark, both physically, and symbolically in terms of world medical history.

      Declaration
      DeclarationName
      Declaration Type
      Declaration Description
      Gazette Date
      Gazette Number
      17457
      Notice Date
      Notice Number
      1584
      Archive Status
      National monument
      17457-1584b.pdf (43.89 KB)
      Media
      Images uploaded directly to Site
      Images uploaded to linked Site Recordings