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HOFMAN, Jan Arie

Born: 1899 12 14
Died: after 1969

Architect

SACA:
Reg No: 299
Year registered: 1927

Born in Cape Town of Dutch immigrant family Paulus Johannes Cornelius HOFMAN and Jannetje van der Poppe (1870-1943) while returning to the Netherlands from the ZAR after the start of hostilities of the Anglo-Boer War.

It is presumed that he arrived with his father in 1903 on his return to the Transvaal Colony in 1903.

In about 1927 Hofman entered into partnership with his father, PJC HOFMAN c1928 (cf HOFMAN & HOFMAN). The partnership ended in about 1926 after which JA Hofman practised on his own account in Pretoria. In 1959 and again in 1969 he is recorded as of address Permanent Buildings, Paul Kruger Street, Pretoria.

Submitted an entry for the Competition for the new Prime Minister's Residence - unplaced.

(ISAA mem list)

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

With photographs
With notes

Block of flats, for Mohamed Ltd: 1934. Tshwane (Pretoria), Gauteng - Architect
Flats for Van der Byl Properties: 1936. Tshwane (Pretoria), Gauteng - Architect
Flats, K Georgiades: 1936. Sunnyside, Tshwane (Pretoria), Gauteng - Architect
Garage for Du Plessis: 1937. Tshwane (Pretoria), Gauteng - Architect
House Dr G de Kock: 1938. Brooklyn, Tshwane (Pretoria), Gauteng - Architect
House Dr Meyer: 1933. Brooklyn, Tshwane (Pretoria), Gauteng - Architect
House F Delfos: 1938. Waterkloof, Tshwane (Pretoria), Gauteng - Architect
House HL Malherbe: 1935. Brooklyn, Tshwane (Pretoria), Gauteng - Architect
House Morton: 1935. Colbyn, Tshwane (Pretoria), Gauteng - Architect
House Mrs Griffin: 1935. Colbyn, Tshwane (Pretoria), Gauteng - Architect
House N Griffin, Ranelagh Estate: 1937. Johannesburg, Gauteng - Architect
House R Dyason: 1939. Tshwane (Pretoria), Gauteng - Architect
Iscor Club, Old Race Course: 1937. Pretoria West, Tshwane (Pretoria), Gauteng - Architect
Savoy Court: 1947. Arcadia, Tshwane (Pretoria), Gauteng - Architect
Shops: 1937. Colbyn, Tshwane (Pretoria), Gauteng - Architect
Shops for Kaplan & Hope: 1937. Arcadia, Tshwane (Pretoria), Gauteng - Architect

Books citing HOFMAN

ISAA. 1959. The Yearbook of the Institute of South African Architects and Chapter of SA Quantity Surveyors 1958-1959 : Die Jaarboek van die Instituut van Suid-Afrikaanse Argitekte en Tak van Suid-Afrikaanse Bourekenaars 1958-1959. Johannesburg: ISAA. pp 92, 186

ISAA. 1969. The Yearbook of the Institute of South African Architects and Chapter of SA Quantity Surveyors 1968-1969 : Die Jaarboek van die Instituut van Suid-Afrikaanse Argitekte en Tak van Suid-Afrikaanse Bourekenaars 1968-1969. Johannesburg: ISAA. pp 94, 120

ISAA. 1927. Register of Members the Institute of South African Architects. Johannesburg: ISAA (Unpublished Record). pp H8