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Date: 1903 : 1943 : 1986 Type: Homestead Status: Extant Street: Argyle Street   Click to view large map Coordinates: 28°04'53.54" E Alt: 1642m

Transcription of Blue Plaque: JOHANNESBURG ARCHITECTURAL LEGACY TAYNUILT 12 MURRAY STREET Plans for this Herbert Baker and Francis Masey designed home were approved in 1903, two months after the proclamation of the suburb of Waverley. Built for W Percy Thomson, solicitor for the Central South African Railways, the home's north facade features pairs of gables, columns, and imposing chimney stacks. Called the "Waverley Estate" bordered by Murray, Argyle and Campbell Streets, the home was later named Taynuilt after the Caledonian birthplace of the then owner, linking it to the suburb's Scottish street names. The original structure was carefully preserved during extensions added by architects Dott (1943) and Watermeyer (1986). Have assigned this building to EH WATERMEYER but it could just as well be TP WATERMEYER or FS WATERMEYER.