Community House

Community House situated in , 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.
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  • 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.

Office building
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is an office building, which is situated 140 metres southeast of Community House.

College
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is a college, which is situated 350 metres southwest of Community House.

Hospital
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is a public teaching hospital situated on the slopes of in the city of , . 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. is situated 1¼ km south of Community House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Salt River and Woodstock.

Suburb
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is a suburb of , located near , to the east of Cape Town CBD. The area is noted for its association with the clothing and textiles industry. The name is a translation of the Dutch "Soutrivier".

Suburb
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is a suburb in , , situated between the docks of and the lower slopes of . One of the city's oldest suburbs, is located around 1 kilometre east of Cape Town CBD, the city's main economic hub.

Suburb
is a suburb in , , colloquially known as Obs. Bordered by to the south and to the northwest, the area is best known as a student neighbourhood associated with the nearby University of Cape Town and .

Community House

Latitude
-33.93036° or 33° 55′ 49″ south
Longitude
18.45776° or 18° 27′ 28″ east
Levels
3
Open location code
4FRW3F95+V4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1009973477
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­community_centre
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­civic
Wiki­data ID
Q18348512
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