COWIN and ELLIS

Architect

The name of the firm from January 1936, formerly COWIN, POWERS & ELLIS, following the dissolution of that partnership. The new partnership was between NT COWIN, TG ELLIS, JN COWIN and DM COWIN with offices in in Johannesburg and Pretoria. The firm was responsible for a large number of commercial buildings in the Transvaal and developed a fashionable practice in house design. In 1939 F WILLIAMSON and NT COWIN were associates on the Wolf Hillman Building for the University of the Witwatersrand.

(SAAR Jan 1936:30)

All truncated references not fully cited in 'References' are those of Joanna Walker's original text and cited in full in the 'Bibliography' entry of the Lexicon.

List of projects

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20th Century Cinema: 1939-1940. Johannesburg, Gauteng - Architect

20th Century Cinema: 1939. Tshwane (Pretoria), Gauteng - Architect

Barclays Bank: 1938. Fordsburg, Johannesburg, Gauteng - Architect

Barclays Bank, alt: 1937. Germiston, Gauteng - Architect

Barclays Bank, alt, add: 1936. Central, Johannesburg, Gauteng - Architect

Casa Bedo: 1936. Waverley, Johannesburg, Gauteng - Architect

Casa Neathbed: 1937. Observatory Ext, Johannesburg, Gauteng - Architect

Christian Brothers Residence: 1937. Boksburg, Gauteng - Architect

Downing House, Johannesburg: n.d.. Johannesburg, Gauteng - Architect

Fatti's Building, flats, store: 1936. Tshwane (Pretoria), Gauteng - Architect

Garage for Alderson & Flitton: 1938. Tshwane (Pretoria), Gauteng - Architect

Hospital: 1939?. Klerksdorp, North West - Architect

Hotel: 1939. Tshwane (Pretoria), Gauteng - Architect

House A Brooks: 1937. Parktown North, Johannesburg, Gauteng - Architect

House Dr L Stag: 1936. Johannesburg, Gauteng - Architect

House Levson: 1936. Parkview, Johannesburg, Gauteng - Architect

House M(urray) Gordon: 1938. Westcliff, Johannesburg, Gauteng - Architect

House ME Brown: 1936. Parkwood, Johannesburg, Gauteng - Architect

House Miljo for J Kalt: 1937. Observatory, Johannesburg, Gauteng - Architect

House near Rosebank: n.d.. Johannesburg, Gauteng - Architect

House OB Brooks: 1936. Parktown North, Johannesburg, Gauteng - Architect

House Prof Frankel: 1936. Westcliff, Johannesburg, Gauteng - Architect

House Stainbank: 1937. Melrose, Johannesburg, Gauteng - Architect

Ingrams Building: pre 1952. Johannesburg, Gauteng - Architect

Lewis Building, add: 1937. Johannesburg, Gauteng - Architect

Lucas Service Station: 1936. Tshwane (Pretoria), Gauteng - Architect

Metro Cinema: 1936. Durban, KwaZulu-Natal - Architect

Natal Building Society - NBS: 1937. Johannesburg, Gauteng - Architect

Natal Building Society - NBS: 1938. Johannesburg, Gauteng - Associated architect

Navy League of SA (Witwatersrand branch) headquarters at Wemmerpan: 1939. Johannesburg, Gauteng - Architect

RC Brown premises: 1936. Marshallstown, Johannesburg, Gauteng - Architect

Salvation Army Building: n.d.. Springs, Gauteng - Architect

Shops for Mr Bell: 1939. Gezina, Tshwane (Pretoria), Gauteng - Architect

Small House: n.d.. Waverley, Johannesburg, Gauteng - Architect

St Margaret's Home: 1936. Irene, Gauteng - Architect

Standard Bank: n.d. : 1936. Vereeniging, Gauteng - Architect

Stirling Bldgs, alt, add: 1936. Krugersdorp, Gauteng - Architect

Twentieth Century Cinema: 1940. Johannesburg, Gauteng - Architect

Van Riebeek Bldg for Professional Investment: 1937. Tshwane (Pretoria), Gauteng - Architect

Warehouse for Polliack & Mackay: 1937. Tshwane (Pretoria), Gauteng - Architect

Westcliff House: n.d.. Johannesburg, Gauteng - Architect

Books citing COWIN and ELLIS

Chipkin, Clive M. 1993. Johannesburg Style - Architecture & Society 1880s - 1960s. Cape Town: David Phillip. pp 190, 265-267

van der Waal, Gerhard-Mark. 1987. From Mining Camp to Metropolis - The buildings of Johannesburg 1886-1940. Pretoria: Human Sciences Research Council. pp 187, 193, 194, 211, 214, 237, 241