The Elephant House - Durban
The Elephant House - Berea, Durban - KwaZulu Natal © The Elephant House - Durban
The Elephant House, located on Ridge road on Durban's berea, was built in the
early 1850's on the highest natural point on the Berea Ridge overlooking what is
now Jameson Park and the Indian Ocean, and is the oldest home in Durban.
The Elephant House was originally used by the Milner brothers, Henry, Philip and
Thomas, as a weekend hunting lodge. The house became known to the people of
Durban as the Elephant House after surviving numerous attacks from local
elephant herds. A sandy track that later became Florida Road, was the path the
elephants used on their daily trek to obtain water from the Greyville Marshes,
which are now part of the Royal Durban golf course. The house was a great
obstruction for the elephants at the time, so they would frequently attempt to
forcefully remove it.
When Brian Agar purchased the property in 1975 he insisted on demolishing it.
After learning its history he decided that the legend of Elephant House could
not die, and it was declared a National Monument in 1978. During the course of
restoration and in the time the Agars' have spent in the house some interesting
artifacts were discovered including a water bottle with a marble in the neck,
dark blue castor oil bottles, green gin bottles known as Genever, an old ink
well and an ivory toothed comb. A cannon from the ship Aristoto is on view in
the garden. The ship was wrecked on Back Beach, which is now known as Addington,
in 1854. Edward Snell bought the house in 1857, with the ship and her cargo. He
would fire the cannon every New Year's Eve.
Address : 745 Ridge Road, Durban, South Africa
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- Essenwood, Durban (0.77km)
- Morningside, Durban (0.85km)
- Berea, Durban (1.11km)
- Sydenham (1.55km)
- Stamfordhill (1.60km)
- Greyville, Durban (1.62km)
- Musgrave, Durban (1.92km)
- Durban Central (3.21km)
- Addington Beach (3.29km)
- Durban Beachfront (3.75km)
- Durban Area (3.75km)
- Sherwood (4.02km)
- Manor Gardens (4.06km)
- Glenwood, Durban (4.36km)
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- Vodacom Durban July (1.67km)
- Suncoast Casino, Hotels & Entertainment (2.63km)
- Durban's Golden Mile (2.71km)
- Indaba (3.34km)
- Wilson's Wharf (3.84km)
- Blue Flag Beaches in KwaZulu Natal (4.09km)
- Howard College, UKZN (4.68km)
- uShaka Marine World (5.40km)
- Paradise Valley Nature Reserve (15.61km)
- The Marianhill Monastery (15.61km)
- Sibaya Casino (17.49km)
