Troyeville was founded as the gold rush happened and people tried to build homes and churches away from the centre of mining.

[2]: 155  The survey did not take into count the contours of the land and hence there are steep slopes in the suburb.

[3]: 176  Mohandas Gandhi lived in Troyeville from a period between 1904 and 1906, with the house still in existence at 11 Albermarle Street.

[4] The oldest Baptist church in South Africa is in Troyeville dating from 1897 when it was started by missionaries.

The front of the house is decorated to celebrate his life and his murder for his beliefs.