Status Complete Completed 6 March 1936 Floor count 11 Opened 6 March 1936 | Type Flats Roof 98 metres (322 ft) Height 98 m Floors 11 | |
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Location Johannesburg, South Africa | ||
London House is a building in the city of Johannesburg constructed by the firm of Emily and Williamson. The Application for Approval of Plans was received by the City Engineer’s Department on 18 March 1935 and approved ten months later 20 January 1936. The building was completed on 6 March 1936 as entered on the valuation roll, meaning it took two months to complete the building or construction to the building was started without approval of plans.
Design
This building is part of the Johannesburg Art Deco legacy. It was designed as a shop to street and office building. However over the years it has been converted to rental apartments.
References
London House (Johannesburg) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA