Bertram House

The Bertram House, located on Hiddingh Campus, of the University of Cape Town on Government Avenue, in Gardens, is the only surviving unpainted red brick two-story house left from early Georgian architecture in the city.

Photo: Janekszy, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Building
Description: building in South Africa
Also known as: “Iziko Bertram House”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Iziko South African Museum and Labia Theatre.

Iziko South African Museum

Museum

Photo: Discott, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Iziko South African Museum, formerly the South African Museum, is a South African national museum located in Cape Town. The museum was founded in 1825, the first in the country. Iziko South African Museum is situated 210 metres northeast of Bertram House.

Labia Theatre

Movie theater

Photo: Ben Sutherland, CC BY 2.0.

The Labia Theatre is one of the oldest independent movie theatres in Cape Town, South Africa. It is situated in Gardens, an inner-city suburb in the City Bowl. Labia Theatre is situated 150 metres west of Bertram House.

Little Theatre

Theater building

The Little Theatre Complex consists of three theatres in a building located on the University of Cape Town's Hiddingh campus on Orange Street in Cape Town. Little Theatre is situated 100 metres northeast of Bertram House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bo-Kaap and Schotsche Kloof.

Bo-Kaap

Neighborhood

Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Bo-Kaap is an area of Cape Town, South Africa, formerly known as the Malay Quarter. It is a former racially segregated area, situated on the slopes of Signal Hill above the city centre, and is a historical centre of Cape Malay culture in Cape Town.

Schotsche Kloof

Suburb

Cape Town

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Cape Town is the second most populous city in South Africa. The capital of Western Cape Province, it is also the legislative capital of the nation. Cape Town is on South Africa's southwestern coast close to the Cape of Good Hope, and is the southernmost city on the African continent.

Bertram House

Location: City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-33.9305° or 33° 55′ 50″ south

Longitude

18.41381° or 18° 24′ 50″ east

Open location code

4FRW3C97+QG

OpenStreetMap ID

way 23882173

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata ID

Q13034337

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to French—“Bertram House” goes by many names.

Afrikaans: “Bertram Huis”
French: “Maison Bertram”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Egyptian Building and University of Cape Town Hiddingh Campus.

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