Contact Artefacts please if you have any comments or more information regarding this record.	Menu Home Upfront Now Up Books Towns Structures People Firms Lexicon		Foxwood House Houghton Estate, Johannesburg, Gauteng Francis (Frank) Leonard Hodgson FLEMING: Architect

Date: 1926 Type: Homestead Status: Extant Street: 13 5th St   Click to view map Coordinates: 26°09'45.27" S 28°03'10.78" E Alt: 1676m

Transcription of Blue Plaque: LOWER HOUGHTON HERITAGE FOXWOOD Designed by FLH Fleming in 1926, the house displays many trademarks of the Baker tradition, but the crisply articulated portico lends it a sophistication that wouldn’t be out of place in a London townhouse. It was owned by the Oates family from 1933 to 1989. Originally from Australia, Bert Oates and his brother Len were pioneers in the automative retail and manufacture industry in South Africa. The cloistered, secret garden is a memorial to Pearl Oates’ horticultural talents. The Heritage Portal.