Kruger House, Pretoria

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Kruger House in Pretoria is the former residence of South African president Paul Kruger, now preserved as a museum dedicated to his life and the history of the late 19th-century South African Republic.


Statements (44)
Predicate Object
instanceOf heritage site
historic house museum
museum
architecturalStyle Victorian architecture
category Heritage sites in Gauteng
Historic house museums in South Africa
Houses in Pretoria
Museums in Pretoria
country South Africa
formerResidenceOf Paul Kruger
hasCollection artifacts related to the South African Republic
documents related to Paul Kruger
late 19th-century Afrikaner household items
hasExhibition displays on Paul Kruger’s political career
exhibits on the South African Republic government
rooms preserved in late 19th-century style
hasFeature period furniture
personal belongings of Paul Kruger
stoep
veranda
heritageDesignation national monument (former designation)
provincial heritage site
languageOfSignage Afrikaans
English
locatedIn City of Tshwane
Gauteng
Pretoria
locatedNear Church Square, Pretoria
materialUsed brick
namedAfter Paul Kruger
occupant Paul Kruger
openToPublic true
operator Ditsong Museums of South Africa
roofMaterial corrugated iron
significance associated with the Second Boer War era
associated with the presidency of the South African Republic
streetAddress Church Street
subjectOf guided tours
heritage education programmes
theme history of the South African Republic
late 19th-century South African history
life of Paul Kruger
touristAttraction true
usedAs presidential residence

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Paul Kruger
Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger
hasMonument

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