KLINKHAMER, Jacob Frederik

Architect

Never came to South Africa. He was born and educated in Amsterdam in the Netherlands where he trained as an architect and civil engineer at the Technische Hogeschool at Delft. He became Professor of Architecture and Building Construction at Delft in 1899/1900. Klinkhamer designed several major semi-Industrial buildings, among which was the Netherlands Railway's Administration Building, Utrecht, and also several residences in the Netherlands. His significance for South Africa lies in the fact that he was commissioned in 1894 to design Park Station, the first station in Johannesburg, for the NZASM. Although the designs were completed, only a platform, its roof and a few (five) buildings were erected (1895-1897).

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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NZASM Rand Tram Railway Station - Park: 1894-1897. Johannesburg, Gauteng - Design Architect

Park Station - First (a): 1894-1897. Johannesburg, Gauteng - Architect

Books citing KLINKHAMER

Bakker, Karel A, Clarke, Nicholas J. 2014. Eclectic ZA Wilhelmiens : A shared Dutch built heritage in South Africa. Pretoria: Visual Books. pp 114, 129

De Jong, RC, Van der Waal, GM. 1988. NZASM 100 : 1887-1899, the buildings, steam engines and structures of the Netherlands South African Railway Company. Pretoria: C. Van Rensburg Publications on behalf of the Human Sciences Research Council. pp 93, 95