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Kruger House

Kruger House is the historical residence of the Boer leader and President of the South African Republic, Paul Kruger. It was built in 1884 by architect Tom Claridge and builder Charles Clark.
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Friday: 8:30 AM—4:30 PM
    Saturday—Sunday: 9:00 AM—4:30 PM
  • Email: mconradie@ditsong.org.za
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: building
  • Also known as: “Kruger House, Pretoria” and “Kruger Museum”
  • Address: 60 Doctor WF Nkomo Street, Pretoria

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Palace of Justice and Church Square.

Courthouse
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The forms part of the northern façade of in . The building dates to the nineteenth century and was designed by the Dutch architect Sytze Wierda. is situated 630 metres east of Kruger House.

Square
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, originally Market Square, is the square at the historic centre of the city of , , . The founder of Pretoria, Marthinus Pretorius, determined that the square be used as a market place and church yard. is situated 670 metres east of Kruger House.

Museum
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The , formerly the Transvaal Museum, is a natural history museum situated in , . It is located on Paul Kruger Street, between Visagie and Minnaar Streets, opposite the . is situated 1 km southeast of Kruger House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pretoria and Capital Park.

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, the administrative capital of , is in . Its wide avenues are lined with purple-flowered jacaranda trees and stately architecture.

Suburb
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is one of 's oldest and first suburbs and lies approximately 4 km north of the historic , behind the .

Suburb
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is a suburb of , , situated 8.1 kilometres from the city centre. According to the 2011 census, it has a population of 11,535. is situated 2½ km west of Kruger House.

Kruger House

Latitude
-25.7465° or 25° 44′ 47″ south
Longitude
28.1814° or 28° 10′ 53″ east
Open location code
5G6C753J+CH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 433789307
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q1541745
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Spanish—“Kruger House” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Krugerhuis”
  • Chinese: “克留格爾之家”
  • Chinese: “克留格爾故居”
  • Dutch: “Krugerhuis”
  • French: “Kruger House Museum”
  • German: “Krugerhaus”
  • Hebrew: “בית קרוגר”
  • Hungarian: “Kruger-ház”
  • Japanese: “クリューガー・ハウス”
  • Slovenian: “Krugerjeva hiša, Pretoria”
  • Spanish: “Kruger House”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bantu Commissioner’s Office Building and Paul Kruger Gereformeerde Kerk.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Kruger House”. Photo: PHParsons, CC BY-SA 3.0.