Windybrow

One of the last remaining mansions in Doornfontein, dating from 1896. Over the years, it was used, inter alia, as a homestead; as an officers’ mess in the Anglo-Boer War; as part of the first College of Nursing in South Africa; and most recently as a theatre complex.

Rating:

A - Johannesburg Heritage Foundation

Original Owner:

Theodore Reunert

Builder:

Architect:

Architectural Firm:

Location Details

Street Name:

Nugget Street

Township:

Johannesburg

Erf Number:

2663

SG ID:

T0IQ0183000000026630000000

Links and Sources

Source/s:

List of heritage sites supplied by the City of Johannesburg (2016)

Photos from The Heritage Portal

Links:

A Brief History of Windybrow

Oldest Buildings in Johannesburg

Declaration Status:

Provincial Heritage Site

Blue Plaque:

Yes

Construction Date - Completion:

1896

Circa:

1890-1899

Map Legend

key

Provincial Heritage Site

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