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House WE Park - The Pines Johannesburg, Gauteng JC WATSON: Architect

Date: 1904 Type: Homestead Style: Arts and Crafts Status: Extant Street: 9 Gordon Hill Rd   Click to view map Coordinates: 26°10'22.96" S 28°02'31.21" E Alt: 1714m

(Van der Waal 1975:12a, b) The dwelling was designed by JC Watson and completed in 1906 for the firm of Fraser & Chalmers as the home for its General Manager, WE Park. The Building is a good example of a Johannesburg Edwardian structure designed with uninhibited confidence and displaying many bold architectural elements. In its time it made an important contribution to the unique Architectural character of the suburb. It was declared a National Monument under old NMC [National Monuments Council] legislation on 4 December 1982. (South African History Online, accessed 2021 04 30. Submitted by William Martinson) Now a Provincial Heritage Site. 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.