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Date: 1808 Type: Orphanage Status: Demolished Street: Corner Long Street/ Orphan Lane   Click to view map Coordinates: Alt: 33m

The South African Children's Home was the first welfare institution established in South Africa. Originally known as the ‘Orphan House’ it was founded in 1808 by Mrs Moller, a wealthy Dutch widow, who was assisted in this task by members of the Groote Kerk and the Evangelical Church, two of the oldest churches in South Africa. Mrs Moller dedicated much of her life to establishing the Children's Home and upon her death she graciously donated the bulk of her estate to her beloved orphanage. The SA Children's Home was originally housed on Cape Town's Long Street before moving to the suburb of Gardens in 1923. Source: SA Children's Home - SA Kinderhuis accessed May 2016 (Submitted by Morné van Rooyen) The St Martini church hall now occupies the site. Books that reference Orphan House Rennie, John for CPIA. 1978. The Buildings of Central Cape Town 1978. Volume Two : Catalogue. Cape Town: Cape Provincial Institute of Architects. pg 241 item 74.45