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Alabama Hotel - Sedgwick House Central Cape Town, Western Cape William M ADAMSON: Architect rebuild 1906

Date: n.d. : 1906 Client: SA Breweries Propriety Limited Status: Extant Street: Cnr Loop St/Bloem St   Click to view large map Coordinates: Alt: 33m

(Pryce-Lewis list 7 816). The Alabama Hotel was bought from Martienssen Brewery by SA Breweries in 1899. The hotel operated until c1969 and was then vacant until 1971 when National Retreaders and later Aqua Motors took occupation. When Rennie inspected it in Nov 1977, it housed Anthony Byrne Upholstery amongst other businesses. It was bought by the distillery company EW Sedgwick and Co in 1982, restored and upgraded, and renamed Sedgwick House. The building received a Blue Plaque from the Cape Town Heritage Foundation in 2025. It continues to house the family-owned Sedgwick business. See article: Smith, Steve. 2025. 'Restoring legacy' in Visi 139 (August - September 2025). pg 86-87. References: Rennie, John for CPIA. 1978. The Buildings of Central Cape Town 1978. Volume Two : Catalogue. Cape Town: Cape Provincial Institute of Architects. pg 192 item 63.60 Walker, Michael. 2015. Old hotels of Cape Town (1890-1911), The : A history long forgotten, seldom told. St James: Published Privately. pg 16-18 ill, 75