Basic Site Details
| Name: | Mount Nelson Hotel |
| City or county: | Cape Town |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Information from Sir Donald Currie's grandson, the late Donald Molteno. |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Hotel | ||
People
Design and Construction
| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| Dunn & Watson | A | c. 1896 | |||
| Robert Watson | A | c. 1896 | |||
| William Dunn | A | c. 1896 | |||
| Hamilton More Nisbett | A | 1896 or 1897 | As assistant to Dunn & Watson | ||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Currie, Donald, Sir | |
References
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| RIBA Journal | 19 February 1916 | v23 | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | pp142-3 - obituary of Robert Watson |
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | William Dunn: F v15 p52 no965 (microfilm reel 11); Hamilton More Nisbett: L v19 no1485; Robert Watson: F v15 p67 (microfilm reel 11) | |