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Davidson's Mansions Johannesburg, Gauteng EMLEY and WILLIAMSON: Architect Frederick WILLIAMSON: Design Architect

Date: 1923-1925 Type: Offices with shops to street Status: Demolished Street: Bree/Eloff Sts

PEARSE's obituary for Williamson lists this work as being among the most important buildings in Johannesburg. (SAB Apr 1923:21; SAB Jun 1925:33 ill; AB&E, Sep 1925:6 ill) 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: Chipkin, Clive M. 1993. Johannesburg Style - Architecture & Society 1880s - 1960s. Cape Town: David Phillip. pg 79, 80 ill van der Waal, Gerhard-Mark. 1987. From Mining Camp to Metropolis - The buildings of Johannesburg 1886-1940. Pretoria: Human Sciences Research Council. pg 207