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Pietersburg

It was established on the farm Sterkloop in 1884 and attained municipal status in September 1903. Names after Commandant-General Piet Joubert (1831-1900), Acting State President. In 2002 the name was changed to Polokwane, Northern Sotho for “place of safety’.

Concentration camp cemetery

  • Concentration camp cemetery, 2 Kobalt St Nirvana – A monument was erected in 1908 commemorating the 650 women and children who died in the concentration camp between May 1901 and February 1902.

Irish House

  • Irish House – Thabo Mbeki St – previously known as Rheingold Building. A prefabricated building moved to the city by a German immigrant August Julius Herman Moschke. The original building burnt down in 1906 and rebuilt in 1910. It was later purchased by James Albert Jones, an Irishman. He named the building Irish House. The building fell into disrepair and was restored by the City of Polokwane in 1984 converting it to a museum.  Declared a national Monument on 7 March 1986.

National Bank building

  • National Bank building, Landdros Mare St – now First National Bank. Built circa 1921. Declared a Provincial Heritage site.

Town hall

  • Town hall – this was the original DR church, Civic centre complex, landdros Mare st – built circa 1890 – now the Hugh Exton Photographic Museum.

Dutch Reformed Church

  • Dutch Reformed Church – cnr Grobler St and Biccard St- the cornerstone was laid by Rev BH Swart on 31 March 1917.

Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Cathedral

  • Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Cathedral – 54 Biccard St, cnr Thabo Mbeki St – The building was completed in March 1933.

Great War Monument

  • This monument commemorate those from Pietersburg and district who took part in the Great War 1914 - 1918

Marabastad Cemetery

  • R519 just off R101 - Marabastad name changed to Eerstegoud 

Fort Louis Campbell, Marabastad

  • Fort Louis Campbell, Marabastad – R 519 near Kuschke Agricultural School – Situated on the farm Sand River – The English fort or earthworks, oner of seven forts in the Transvaal during the First War of Independence (1880-81). A Boer commando under Barend J Vorster besieged the fort for 105 days. British losses were 5 killed and one wounded and one Boer killed. In 1942 a monument for the British was erected. Proclaimed a National Monument on 27 January 1938.

Eersteling

  • Eersteling – here the first gold ore in Transvaal was crushed. Pieter Jacob Marais found traces of gold in the vicinity of Marabastad in 1853. Edward Button in partnership with William Pigg, discovered gold at Eersteling on 31 August 1871. All that remains of the of their installations was the chimney, built circa 1872. Declared a National Monument on 29 June 1938.

Trichardt Trek Monument

  • Trichardt Trek Monument, N1 Rd North of Pietersburg - This monument commemorates the trek route of Trichardt

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