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BAKER, MASEY and SLOPER: Architect 1904
James THOMPSON: Contractor
Theophile SCHAERER: Architect 1912

Date:1904 : 1912
Client:John Dale Lace
Type:Homestead
Status:Extant
Street:21 Rock Ridge Road

 


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Coordinates:
26°10'37.78" S 28°02'11.54" E Alt: 1743m

The original house was remodeled by T SCHAERER after being greatly damaged by fire in 1912.

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Wording on the Parktown & Westcliff Heritage Trust Plaque

The house was designed by Baker, Masey and Sloper
in 1904 for John Dale Lace, owner of the Lace
Diamond Mine, and his glamorous wife, José. In
January 1901 Dale Lace raised, and after the war
commanded, the Johannesburg Mounted Rifles.
José organised fundraising events and
celebrated Peace on 31 May 1902 with a
picnic for the children of
Nazareth House.

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See also House Fitzpatrick - Clonave.


References:

Chipkin, Clive M. 1993. Johannesburg Style - Architecture & Society 1880s - 1960s. Cape Town: David Phillip. pg 31 ill, 54
Gaylard, Shaun & McDougall, Brett . 2022. RSA 365 : 365 Drawings of South African Architecture. Johannesburg: Blank Ink Design. pg 97, 97 ill
Greig, Doreen. 1970. Herbert Baker in South Africa. Cape Town: PURNELL. pg 242
MacMillan, Allister & Rosenthal, Eric. 1948. Homes of the Golden City. Cape Town: Hortors. pg 136
Picton-Seymour, Désirée. 1977. Victorian Buildings in South Africa. Cape Town: AA Balkema. pg 330 ill
Picton-Seymour, Désirée. 1989. Historical Buildings in South Africa. Cape Town: Struikhof Publishers. pg 160 ill, 172, 173 ill
Stewart, John . 2021. Sir Herbert Baker : architect to the British Empire. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc.. pg 54, 67, 72
van der Waal, Gerhard-Mark. 1987. From Mining Camp to Metropolis - The buildings of Johannesburg 1886-1940. Pretoria: Human Sciences Research Council. pg 153, 155, 158 ill, 161
van der Waal, Gerhard-Mark. 1975. Projek opname historiese gebou in Johannesburg. Eerste verslag. Parktown: Dept Kunsgeskiedenis. RAU. pg 40a, b, c, d