Melrose House, Pretoria
Built in 1886 by local businessman George Jesse Heys, the Melrose House is a stately mansion and museum in Burgers Park in Pretoria.
Built in 1886 by local businessman George Jesse Heys, the Melrose House is a stately mansion and museum in Burgers Park in Pretoria. Exemplifying the transition from Victorian to Edwardian styles, the mansion is noted not only for its architecture by W.T. Vale, but also for its historical significance. It was used as the British headquarters during the Second Boer War (1899–1902), and its dining room the site where the Treaty of Vereeniging which ended the war, was signed on 31 May 1902.
The interiors are decorated in period style with furnishings that belonged to the Heys family, including colourful stained glass windows, paintings by English artists, carpets, gilded ceilings, ornate fireplaces, and porcelain ornaments. The room and the table on which the Treaty of Vereeniging was signed have been well preserved, with a copy of the treaty on display. The mansion also has a clay tennis court, library, tea garden, and a wrought iron conservatory that showcases an exhibition on the Anglo-Boer wars.
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About Melrose House
275 Jeff Masemola St, Pretoria Central, Pretoria, 0002, South Africa
+27 12 322 0420
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