Cuyler Manor was designated as a Provincial Heritage Site on March 14, 1980.

Colonel Jacob Glen Cuyler, landdrost of the area then known as Uitenhage, acquired the homestead, originally called Doom Kraal, in 1814 from Johannes Booyse for 1000 rixdollars.

"[3] The buildings, constructed using slave labor,[3] are predominantly in the Cape Dutch style.

[2] The homestead remained in the Cuyler family until 1966, when it was purchased and restored by the local government.

[3] Museum staff periodically offer "demonstrations of traditional activities such as soap and candle making, baking, and weaving.