Bertram House

The Bertram House (Afrikaans: Bertram Huis), located on Hiddingh Campus, of the University of Cape Town on Government Avenue, in Gardens, is the only surviving unpainted red brick two-story house left from early Georgian architecture in the city.

[1] In 1839, John Barker, an attorney who had emigrated from Yorkshire to Cape Colony in 1823, purchased the land.

In 1930, the building became state property, and in 1976, it was placed at the disposal of the South African Cultural History Museum.

Ornamental bricks were introduced and slate was imported from Wales to bring the facade to its original glory.

Nowadays, beadwork and postage stamps are exhibited, and the building is known for book launches and music concerts.