One Hundred Places of Outstanding Cultural, Historical,
Architectural, and Natural Interest in Johannesburg
Compiled by the Johannesburg 100 Committee
- Johannesburg Station (Park Station), 1933
45 De Villiers Street, City
- Technikon Witwatersrand (School of Mines and Technology), 1907
111 Eloff Street, cnr De Villiers Street, City
- a). Ansteys Building, 1934
b). Manners Mansions, 1934
Cnr Jeppe and Joubert Streets, City
- Bethlehem House (Trades Hall), 1914
63 Rissik Street, City
- Kerk Street Mosque, 1918
12 Kerk Street, cnr Fraser Street, City
- Diagonal Street Precinct, 1909
Diagonal Street, City
- Old Market, Bush Shelter, Mary Fitzgerald Square, Edwardian Toilets, 1913
Cnr Wolhuter and Bree Streets, Newtown
- City Electricity Generating Station, 1929
Red brick building & steam turbine
Jeppe Street, Newtown
- Anglo American Building, 1939
44 Main Street, Ferreirasdorp
- Johannesburg Public Library, 1935
Market Square, City
- Standard Bank, 1906
Cnr Harrison and Commissioner Streets, City
- Barclays Bank, 1904
77-79 Commissioner Street, City
- Standard Bank Centre, 1970
78 Fox Street, City
- Victory House, 1896
34 Harrison Street, City
- Rand Club, 1902
33-35 Loveday Street, City
- Barclays Bank Museum (Natal Bank), 1903
90 Market Street, City
- Somerset House (United Buildings), 1905
110 Fox Street, Marshalltown
- Three Castles Building, 1899
207 Marshall Street, cnr Goud Street, City and Suburban
- a). Elephant Trading House, 1921
107 Market Street, City
b). The Markade (Mosenthals), 1911
84 President Street, City
- Supreme Court, 1909
Pritchard Street, cnr Von Brandis Street, City
- OK Bazaars Building, 1912
78 Eloff Street, City
- Cuthberts Building, 1904
75 Eloff Street, cnr Pritchard Street, City
- Markhams Building, 1897
67 Pritchard Street, cnr Eloff Street, City
- Astor Mansions, 1932
178 Jeppe Street, cnr Von Brandis Street, City
- a). Peter House (Swifts Building), 1934
233 Bree Street, City
b). Orion House (Hotpoint House), 1934
235 Bree Street, City
- Moresby Court, 1896
Cnr Troye and Jeppe Streets, City
- Kensington Flats, 1893
102 Noord Street, City
- Drill Hall, 1904
Cnr Twist and Plein Streets, City
- Johannesburg Art Gallery, 1915
Joubert Park
- House Jager, 1906
44 Koch Street, Joubert Park
- Greek Orthodox Church, 1912
74 Wolmarans Street, Joubert Park
- Great Synagogue, 1914
129 Wolmarans Street, cnr Claim Street, Joubert Park
- Hillbrow Hospital (Old General Hospital, 1890)
Bob Stoyen Ward, 1903
Butterfly Pavilions, 1912/13
Superintendent's House, 1903
Smit Street, Johannesburg Central
- SA Institute for Medical Research, 1912
Hospital Street, Johannesburg Central
- Friedeskirche, 1912
Cnr Twist and Kapteijn Streets, Hillbrow
- Gates and Lodge, Barnato Park, 1897
Johannesburg High School for Girls
Beatrice Lane, Berea
- Berea Fire Station, 1910
2 Mitchell Street, cnr Banket Street, Berea
- Helpmekaar Boys High School, 1925
Melle Street, Braamfontein
- Contorted Bed, rock cutting
Jan Smuts Avenue, Braamfontein
- University of the Witwatersrand Central Block, 1924
1 Jan Smuts Avenue, Braamfontein
- Tower of Light, 1936
University of the Witwatersrand West Campus
(formerly Milner Park Showgrounds)
- St Georges Anglican Church, 1904
7 Sherborne Road, Parktown
- Sunnyside Park Hotel (Sunnyside Park), 1895
2 York Road, Parktown
- Brenthurst Estate (Marienhof), 1902
Federation Road, Parktown
- Villa Arcadia, 1908
22 Oxford Road, Parktown
- Moot House, 1906
47 The Valley Road, Parktown
- Parktown Convent, 1905
40 Oxford Road, Parktown
- Whitehall Court, 1933
10 4th Street, cnr 2nd Avenue, Killarney
- St John's College, 1907
21 St David Road, Upper Houghton
- a). Munro Drive, 1938
Upper Houghton
b). Stewart Drive, 1933
Bellevue Central
- Eye of the Orange Grove Spruit
106 Houghton Drive (Can be seen from Louis Botha Avenue)
- Waverley House (Page House), 1904
5 Murray Street, Waverley
- Hindu Temple, 1906
Between 2nd and 3rd Streets, Abbotsford
- Herman Eckstein Park (Zoological Gardens and Zoo Lake), 1903
Jan Smuts Avenue, Forest Town
- House Martienssen, 1935
53 Cruden Bay Road, Greenside
- Jeppe High School for Boys
23 Good Hope Street, Kensington
- Emmarentia Dam, 1902
Jan van Riebeeck Park, Emmarentia
- Aasvoelkop and archaeological site
Early-Middle Stone Age and Iron Age
Stands 2387 and 2393, Northcliff Ext.12
- Three Vrededorp cottages, circa 1892
11th Street, Vrededorp, stands 316, 567, 573
- Malay Mosque, 1914
23rd Street, Pageview
- Braamfontein Station and Subway, 1912
Smit Street, Braamfontein
- Fordsburg Square: Red Revolt, 1922
Mint, Commercial, Main, and Central Roads, Fordsburg
- Crown Reef North Complex: Christ Church, 1897
Avenue, mining cottages, and school
1 Park Drive and Crown Reef Avenue, Mayfair
- Headgear and shaft on Robinson Deep Mine, 1897
Offf Anderson West Road, City West
- Crown Mines Headquarters, No.2 Shaft and Dump, 1911
RMP Main Reef Road, Crown Mines
- Langlaagte Deep Village, 1902
Crownwood Road, Crown Mines
- Village Main Reef Gold Mining Company, 1887
Sprinz Avenue, Village Main
- Turffontein Race Course, 1889
Turf Club Road, Turffontein
- 14 Shaft and hoist, Gold Reef City
Northern Parkway, Ormonde
- Tolstoy Farm: Mahatma Gandhi, 1911
Lawley, Portion 88, Roodepoort 302 IQ
- Van Wyksrust Prison, 1889
Olifantsvlei. Golden Highway (R29) cross Klip River, on the right at 4-way stop
- Eagle's Nest Boer fortifications, 1900
Opposite Alan Manor on west side of Vereeniging Road, close to intersection of Constantia Avenue, Alan Manor
- Archaeological site near Otley's Hoek in the Klipriviersberg, 17th - 18th century
Portion 134 of Farm Olifantsvlei, 327 IQ
- Rietvlei Farm, circa 1850
East of Kibler Park and north of Mayfield Park on Rietvlei Portion 14 101 IQ
- Alhambra Theatre, 1919
Sivewright Avenue, cnr Beit Street, Doornfontein
- Anton van Vouw house, 1903
studios, 1910 and 1915
111 Sivewright Avenue, Doornfontein
- Mai Mai Bazaar, 1920
Albert Street, off Berea Street, City and Suburban
- Meyer and Charlton Mine, 1890
30 Wolhuter Street, North Doornfontein
- Cosmopolitan Hotel, 1899
285 Commissioner Street, cnr Albrecht Street, Jeppestown
- Jooste and Bryant Building, 1906
299 Marshall Street, Jeppestown
- Osborne Pharmacy, 1898
325 Marshall Street, cnr Maddison Street, Jeppestown
- Grand Station Hotel, 1896
302 Main Street, Jeppestown
- St Mary the Less Anglican Church, 1889
41 Park Street, Jeppestown
- Jeppestown Post Office, 1897
315 Main Street, Jeppestown
- St Andrews Prebyterian Church, 1903
374 Commissioner Street, Fairview
- St Marys College, 1904
61 Berg Street, cnr Marshall Street, Jeppestown
- Salisbury House, 1903
418 Marshall Street, cnr Berg Street, Jeppestown
- Thabana House, 1902
Robinson Street, Belgravia
- Kensington Clinic (Sanatorium), 1905
21 Roberts Avenue, Kensington
- Lion House, 1906
20 Roberts Avenue, Kensington
- Foster Gang Cave, 1914
31 Juno Street, Kensington
- Malvern Tram Terminus Building, 1911
546B Jules Street, cnr 17th Street, Malvern
- Bezuidenhout Farm, 1860
dwellings, 1890
Bezuidenhout Park, Marcia Road, Dewetshof
- Jukskei River meander
Turnstone Street, Dewetshof
- Union Observatory, 1905
18-20 Gill Street, Observatory
- Beauvais, 1907
11A Grace Road, Observatory
- Row Houses, Bertrams, 1905
41-43 Queen Street, 44-48 Gordon Road, Bertrams
- Yeoville water tower, 1913
Percy Street, Yeoville
- Rand Airport, 1935
Germiston
- Modderfontein Dynamite Factory, 1894-1899
Modderfontein
This list originally appeared in 'Guidebook to sites
of geological and mining interest on the central Witwatersrand', edited
by F. Mendelsohn and C.T. Potgieter, Geological Society of South Africa,
1986.
Copyright © 2003, Rodney Jones,
rtjones@amethyst.co.za,
Randburg, South Africa
(Last updated on 22 November 2003)