Community House
Community House situated in Salt River, Cape Town is a unique and historic site of living heritage. It has always been known as a site of activism from around the mid-1980s which has shaped and continues to shape the socio-political landscape of its extended communities.Photo: Axxter99, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Community center
- Description: historic site of living heritage
- Also known as: “Salt River, Cape Town Community House”
- Address: Salt River Road, Salt River, Cape Town
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Zip Zap Academy and Ruth Prowse School of Art.
Zip Zap Academy
Office building
Photo: Axxter99, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zip Zap Academy is an office building, which is situated 140 metres southeast of Community House.
Ruth Prowse School of Art
College
Photo: Axxter99, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ruth Prowse School of Art is a college, which is situated 350 metres southwest of Community House.
Groote Schuur Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Danie van der Merwe, CC BY 2.0.
Groote Schuur Hospital is a public teaching hospital situated on the slopes of Devil's Peak in the city of Cape Town, South Africa. It was founded in 1938 and is famous for being the institution where the first human-to-human heart transplant took place on the 3rd December 1967, conducted by surgeon Christiaan Barnard on the patient Louis Washkansky. Groote Schuur Hospital is situated 1¼ km south of Community House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Salt River and Woodstock.
Salt River
Suburb
Salt River is a suburb of Cape Town, located near Table Bay, to the east of Cape Town CBD. The area is noted for its association with the clothing and textiles industry. The name Salt River is a translation of the Dutch "Soutrivier".
Woodstock
Suburb
Woodstock is a suburb in Cape Town, South Africa, situated between the docks of Table Bay and the lower slopes of Devil's Peak. One of the city's oldest suburbs, Woodstock is located around 1 kilometre east of Cape Town CBD, the city's main economic hub.
Observatory
Suburb
Observatory is a suburb in Cape Town, South Africa, colloquially known as Obs. Bordered by Mowbray to the south and Salt River to the northwest, the area is best known as a student neighbourhood associated with the nearby University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital.
Community House
- Categories: building and public building
- Location: City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-33.93036° or 33° 55′ 49″ southLongitude
18.45776° or 18° 27′ 28″ eastLevels
3Open location code
4FRW3F95+V4OpenStreetMap ID
way 1009973477OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=community_centreOpenStreetMap feature
building=civicWikidata ID
Q18348512
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