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Date: c1830s Type: Homestead Style: Neo-Classical : Georgian Status: Demolished c1930   Click to view large map Coordinates: 33°55'10.31" S 18°23'03.24" E Alt: 16m

Originally a private house it was the residence of the businessman and politician Saul Solomon, who bought the property from James King in the early 1860s and lived here for most of his life. He and his wife Georgiana enjoyed welcoming guests as varied as Cetshwayo, King of the Zulus, and the British Princes Albert and George (later King George V). Comparing the photos of the house with the photo of the hotel on the hotel's page, it looks as though the front portion of the house, including the colonnaded verandah, was retained and was incorporated into the Clarensville Hotel. (Information updated by Arthur Radburn, November 2025) References: Lewcock, Ronald. 1963. Early Nineteenth Century Architecture in South Africa : a study of the interaction of two cultures, 1795-1837. Cape Town: AA Balkema. pg 341 ill 500 Murray, Marischal. 1964. Under Lion's Head : Earlier days at Green Point and Sea Point. Cape Town: AA Balkema. pg Solomon, W.E.G. . 1948. Saul Solomon : The Member for Cape Town. Cape Town: Oxford University Press. pg