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Date: 1918-1939 Type: Convent Status: Derelict   Click to view large map Coordinates: 30°37'38.2" S 30°32'21.8" E Alt: 60m

See more photographs St Elmo's was erected in stages from 1918 until 1939 as a Catholic convent that was used as a retreat for the nuns of the Third Order of St Dominic as well as a remedial school for children with learning disabilities. The Convent was forced to close down in 1994 due to government subsidy cuts. The property consists of 9501m² of various buildings of colonial architectural style situated on a footprint of ± 79.6 ha and has approximately 400 meters of beach front on the Indian Ocean. (Submitted by Tania and Gideon)