 Contact Artefacts | MenuHomeUpfront Now Up Books Towns Structures People Firms Lexicon | House L Phillips - Hohenheim - Otto Beit Convalescent Home Frank EMLEY: Design architect 1892-1894 George Esslemont Gordon LEITH: Architect 1936 | |||||||
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| This was the first of the mansions built in the new suburb of Parktown by a Randlord, Lionel Phillips. It was taken over by Percy FitzPatrick, author of the book Jock of the Bushveld. In 1916 the house was presented to the Johannesburg Academic Hospital as the Otto Beit Convalescent Home. It was one of the last mansions to be demolished in 1972 to make way for the new 2000 bed hospital with its attendant medical school and nurses' homes. Frank EMLEY claims the design of the house in his FRIBA nom papers in 1904. Chipkin (1993:34) and van der Waal (1987:92) credits William LECK with the design. A new ward for babies was added in 1936 by GEG Leith. (FRIBA nom papers 1904; SAB Oct 1936:49; SAB Jul 1937:52; S v d Stel Bul Jun 1975) Read Hohenheim - The Life and Death of one of Johannesburg's Great Historic Homes by Oscar Norwich Monday, July 7, 2025 on The Heritage Portal. All truncated references not fully cited below are those of Joanna Walker's original text and cited in full in the 'Bibliography' entry of the Lexicon. References:
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